According to the press release, detectives found that Birmingham Bridal was having money struggles. The investigation uncovered that the owner was paying for older orders by using funds from new orders. It was also found that Ristivojevic had a gambling habit and was trying to win back the money to pay for customers’ dress orders, police said. Detective Rebekah Springer was recognized by the Birmingham Police Department “for her outstanding work that brought justice to the victims in this case.” Since this report has gone public, Grewe said they have been getting more reports from previous Birmingham Bridal customers who experienced something similar. Grewe encourages people to come forward if they have experienced fraud by Birmingham Bridal. “If they are a victim of this and they have given a deposit or given money to this bridal store for a dress, they will want to contact us to file a report so we can include that in any future increase in charges that we may have on the suspect,” Grewe said. Springer may be contacted at (248) 530-1895

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