published Saturday, December 17th, 2011

Tennessee ninth-grader pleads guilty to impersonating cop to get credit-card data

A 15-year-old pleaded guilty Friday to using smartphone applications to pose as a Memphis cop and access residents' credit card information.

He claims four adults masterminded the scheme.

"It was not his idea," the teen's attorney, Michael Campbell, said outside the courtroom.

"He was the pawn in a lot of this. This isn't over."

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