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Feds: Middlesex County ID Thief Forged, Cashed $211,887 US Treasury Check
A Middlesex County identity thief collected $211,887 by forging a stolen U.S. Treasury check, federal authorities said Tuesday.
Federal agents arrested Bernard Lopez, 40, of Sayreville, in Florida on Monday, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said.
They charged him with bank fraud, theft of government funds and aggravated identity theft.
Lopez “used a victim’s Social Security number and business documents pertaining to a sham business that he had created to open a fraudulent bank account in that business’ name,” Carpenito said.
He then altered a stolen U.S. Treasury check to be made payable to…
