New Hanover Financial Card Theft Suspect Booked in Columbus County

Laura Elizabeth Burns (CCSO)

WHITEVILLE, NC — A woman wanted in New Hanover County on financial card fraud charges was processed into the local detention center on Thursday, September 17.

Laura Elizabeth Burns, 36, was booked into the Columbus County Detention Center at 4:42 a.m. by New Hanover authorities.

Burns faces New Hanover County charges of:

  • Financial card theft

  • Financial card fraud (3 counts)

  • Misdemeanor failure to appear

She was placed under a $793 secured bond.

All individuals named in this report are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Charges and case statuses may change as investigations and court proceedings continue.


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