CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) -- A 70-year-old Chandler man has been arrested for allegedly defrauding a large recycling company of $30,000, authorities said.

Chandler police claim Dennis Delbert McKinney pocketed the $30,000 without donating anything to the organizations he claimed to be helping.

After a five-month investigation, police found that McKinney would collect recyclable materials people had donated into recycling bins reading "Help the Children of China," "Save Arizona's Resources" and "Boy Scouts."

After collecting the material, police said McKinney would stop by the Abitibi-Bowater donation plant and weigh his refuse truck, full of donations, before the business opened for the day.

Police said McKinney would then back off the scale slightly, recording a truck weight that he made the plant believe was empty.

He would then unload only about half of his cargo, but still bring the before- and after-receipts to the office for the full truck payment.

Over the course of several months, the plant recorded 270 tons of missing inventory and $30,000 in financial losses, according to police.

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