Madison L. Marshall, 25, was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 8, and charged with second-degree forgery and second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, both Class D felonies, police said.
State troopers had been contacted on Thursday, Dec. 3, by the Armenia resident reporting the theft.
The checks -- forged and cashed at various businesses throughout Dutchess County -- amounted to $2,700, police said.
Marshall was arraigned in the Town of Amenia Court and sent to the Dutchess County Jail in lieu of $10,000 cash bail, or $20,000 bond.
She is to appear in the Amenia Court on Friday, Dec. 11.
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