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Federal officials have dismissed the charges against an Alexandria, Virginia, man who jumped from his 15th floor balcony to his death to avoid being arrested by FBI agents last week.

According to official documents, Shawn Steven Harris was facing federal wire fraud charges after committing financial crimes against at least four women he was dating.

The indictment said Harris operated a romance fraud scheme from the fall of 2019 through 2021, targeting women he met online and using seven fake identities.

Although he was never a federal employee, Harris carried out the scheme all while claiming to work for the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Treasury Department and the CIA.

“Harris falsely re

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