Bank fraud charges filed against two; third suspect flees country
August 20, 2009
Total Loss:
$127,000
King County prosecutors have filed nine counts of felony theft against two men as a third suspect in a bank fraud scheme has apparently fled to Russia. According to Bellevue police statements, Kirill Sergeyevich Kanev, Ivan Korotkov and a third conspirator passed about $127,000 in bad checks in February and March at Seattle-area banks. In court documents, prosecutors say Kanev, Korotkov and the as-yet uncharged third man deposited checks written from empty accounts at several banks then withdrew the money immediately. By the time the checks were returned, the funds had already been removed.
Source:
Seattle PI
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Check Fraud