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18-Year-Old Stole Thousands From Cadillac Dealership: Mt Olive PD 18-Year-Old Stole Thousands From Cadillac Dealership: Mt Olive PD
18-Year-Old Stole Thousands From Cadillac Dealership: Mt Olive PD An 18-year-old Hackettstown woman stole thousands from the Cadillac dealership she worked at in Mt. Olive, authorities said. In May, officers responded to Johnson Dodge on Route 46 on a report of fraud, Mt. Olive police said in a release.. The owner of the dealership said Leigha Conklin-Arnott had endorsed and cashed a check to herself in the amount of $165.00, while she worked at Johnson Cadillac, police said. A further investigation determined a total of 16 checks were cashed between May and June, totaling $3,639.95. Conklin-Arnott was given an opportunity to make restitution but failed t…

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by Sam Barron
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Three Paterson Residents Committed Check Fraud: Denville PD Three Paterson Residents Committed Check Fraud: Denville PD
Three Paterson Residents Committed Check Fraud: Denville PD A trio from Paterson were arrested and charged on Wednesday, April 10 with passing bad checks in Morris County, police said. Officers investigated a report of check fraud at a local bank, Denvile police said in a release. The investigation led to the arrest of Oliver Hall, 51, Ramon Olivo-Olivia, 46 and Marilyn Morel-Diaz, police said. They were charged with bad checks, conspiracy and unlawful taking of moveable property, police said. Morel-Diaz was also charged with possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia, police said.  Morel-Diaz and Olivio-Olivia were released pe…

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by Sam Barron
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Trio Wanted For Depositing Bogus School Board Check For Nearly $29K: Flemington Police Trio Wanted For Depositing Bogus School Board Check For Nearly $29K: Flemington Police
Trio Wanted For Depositing Bogus School Board Check For Nearly $29K: Flemington Police Three suspects are wanted by Flemington Police after allegedly altering and depositing a fraudulent school board check for nearly $29,000. The investigation began Friday, Sept. 9, when officers received a report involving a fraudulent check from the Flemington Raritan School Board, police said in a release on Thursday, Oct. 20. The following month resulted in the issuing of warrants for the arrests of Jabria Jones, 23, Tynell Mantez, 27, and Kadaiyah Stevens-Whitehurst, 23. ALSO SEE: 1 Busted, 3 At Large After Depositing $30K Worth Of Bogus Checks, Flemington Police Say Investigators fou…

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by Valerie Musson
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1 Busted, 3 At Large After Depositing $30K Worth Of Bogus Checks, Flemington Police Say 1 Busted, 3 At Large After Depositing $30K Worth Of Bogus Checks, Flemington Police Say
1 Busted, 3 At Large After Depositing $30K Worth Of Bogus Checks, Flemington Police Say One suspect was arrested and three remain at large after altering checks that were stolen from PO boxes and making more than $30,000 worth of fraudulent deposits, Flemington police said. The investigation began on Saturday, June 11, when officers responded to a Flemington business to take a report of fraudulent checks, the department said in a release on Wednesday, Oct. 19. The following four months resulted in the issuing of warrants for the arrests of Tre Greene, 19, Richard Rowe, 22, Quamae Osborne, 23, and a 17-year-old juvenile, police said. Investigators found that three separate che…

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by Valerie Musson
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Fake Nurse Tries To Cash Bogus Check At Hunterdon County Bank: State Police Fake Nurse Tries To Cash Bogus Check At Hunterdon County Bank: State Police
Fake Nurse Tries To Cash Bogus Check At Hunterdon County Bank: State Police State Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a woman who posed as a nurse while attempting to cash a bogus check at a Hunterdon County bank. The woman — pictured above — posed as a nurse before trying to cash a fraudulent check at Northfield Bank in East Amwell Township on Nov. 12, 2021, New Jersey State Police said Monday. The woman then drove off in a tan-colored Chevrolet Tahoe with damage to its front passenger side, police said. The getaway vehicle appeared to have a New York license plate, according to police. The woman had shoulder-length dark, curly hair and was wearing…

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by Valerie Musson
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$6 MILLION SCAM: Man Admits Role In Nigerian Bank Fraud Network Operating In NJ, PA, MD $6 MILLION SCAM: Man Admits Role In Nigerian Bank Fraud Network Operating In NJ, PA, MD
$6 Million Scam: Man Admits Role In Nigerian Bank Fraud Network Operating In NJ, PA, MD A member of a sophisticated Nigerian-based fraud ring admitted his role in a massive conspiracy that scammed banks in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland out of $6 million. Ayanniyi Alayande, 47, of Darby, PA wasn't involved in the crudely constructed "Nigerian prince" emails schemes of the past. He ran with a ring that altered and cashed business checks stolen from the mail, authorities said. Alayande is the first of 12 defendants in the case to take a deal from the government and plead guilty rather than face trial. Members of the highly organized group altered the payee on the checks …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Sussex County Man, 35, Wrote And Cashed Bogus $3K Check, Police Say Sussex County Man, 35, Wrote And Cashed Bogus $3K Check, Police Say
Sussex County Man, 35, Wrote And Cashed Bogus $3K Check, Police Say A Sussex County man has been charged after police say he wrote and cashed a bogus check for more than $3,000. Michael Springer, 35, allegedly deposited a check for more than $3,000 to himself and started drawing against it without verifying the check's validity in July 2021, Franklin Borough police said in a Thursday release. Springer then failed to provide compensation to his bank after being advised that the check was not honored, police said. Springer, of Vernon Township, was charged with third-degree passing bad checks. He was released in accordance with the NJ Bail Reform Act and is …

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by Valerie Musson
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Elizabeth Man Admits Bribing Postal Carriers To Steal Checkbooks, Credit Cards From Mail Elizabeth Man Admits Bribing Postal Carriers To Steal Checkbooks, Credit Cards From Mail
Elizabeth Man Admits Bribing Postal Carriers To Steal Checkbooks, Credit Cards From Mail A Union County man admitted Wednesday that he offered bribes to postal workers to steal check books and credit cards from the mail, federal authorities said. U.S. Postal Inspection Service agents watched as Jabre “Jab” Beauvoir, 22, of Elizabeth met with a carrier in a mail van in Secaucus and collected a package that they’d planted, a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Newark says. Beauvoir – using the handle “Neck Tat” -- believed he was getting a stolen iPhone 6 Plus, it says. The carrier told them that Beauvoir had offered $20O for every stolen check book and a split of the proc…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Feds: Yonkers Porch Pirate, Pals Stole $600,000 In Checks From Mail In Four NJ Counties Feds: Yonkers Porch Pirate, Pals Stole $600,000 In Checks From Mail In Four NJ Counties
Feds: Yonkers Porch Pirate, Pals Stole $600,000 In Checks From Mail In Four NJ Counties A man charged with pirating Christmas packages from porches in Yonkers was part of a crew that stole, altered and cashed $600,000 in checks mailed in Passaic, Morris, Essex and Somerset counties the past 10 months, federal authorities said Friday. Claude Anthony Burnett, 23, who was captured by U.S. Postal Inspection Service agents, now faces charges that can bring way more serious consequences than package snatching. Meanwhile, victims were left trying to sort out their finances. From at least February of this year until just last month, Burnett and others fished envelopes containing chec…

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by Jerry DeMarco