Darryl “Buster” Skrine, a retired NFL player, was arrested Wednesday in Roswell on 18 fraud-related charges and is also wanted in Canada for skipping bail in a separate $100,000 check fraud case.

What We Know:

Police said Skrine, 35, used online dating platforms to build relationships with women before asking them for money under the false promise of paying them back with NFL annuity funds. Detectives say he used the money to finance luxury travel, Airbnbs, and gift cards.

So far, investigators have tied him to three victims in Wisconsin, North Carolina, and New York, who together lost about $300,000. Detectives believe there are more victims across the United States.

Roswell police served search and arrest warrants at a home on Pine Grove Road Wednesday morning, where Skrine was taken

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