Dentist worth millions arrested for theft and forgery using veteran's credit card

Dentist in town for son's baseball tournament arrested for theft, forgery

He told deputies his net worth was between $3 million and $4 million.

By Sandra Pedicini, Orlando Sentinel
5:52 p.m. EST, March 6, 2011

A Michigan dentist in town for his son's baseball game was arrested late Saturday on credit-card theft and forgery charges after Polk County deputy sheriffs said he stole a college student's credit card and used it to buy pizza.

Richard Lewis Ludwig, 54, of Okemos, Mich., also faces charges of impersonating and attempting to use the ID of another person without consent.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office gave this account:

The victim, Harrun Majeed of Davenport, dropped his credit card in the parking lot of a Publix at 2424 Sand Mine Road in Davenport on Saturday evening. Majeed, a military veteran studying at a community college, realized the card was gone when he got home and called to cancel it.

While on the phone with the credit-card company, a representative told Majeed someone had used the card to make a purchase at Mia Pizza Pasta Kitchen, in the same plaza as the Publix where Majeed lost his card. Majeed immediately called the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
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Dentist in town for son's baseball tournament arrested
This all boils down to a couple of sentences. He's worth millions and the veteran is going to community college.