Suspects cash thousands in fake checks
Manhattan Beach police are searching for these two women, suspected of allegedly cashing fraudulent checks. Photos courtesy of the MBPD. by Andrea Ruse Police are searching for at least two female suspects who allegedly separately cashed thousands of dollars in fraudulent checks and may be part of a larger crime ring stretching to Atlanta, Georgia. While authorities said it is too early to say for sure whether the incidents were related, both involved fake, printed checks from the same victim’s account. At least one was cashed at a Manhattan Beach bank. “It’s unknown whether this account just is being passed around or if this is part of a sophisticated crime ring that’s sharing account numbers,” said Manhattan Beach Police Crime Prevention Officer Stephanie Martin. “This was all done by printing checks and online.” According to police, an unidentified suspect fraudulently printed checks linked to the bank account of a Bakersfield resident. The suspect also created an online version of the account — something the victim had never set up. On March 2, a female suspect deposited a fraudulent check into a Long Beach victim’s account at a Wells Fargo Bank located on North Sepulveda…
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