No-bail bench warrant issued for man accused of check-kiting

A no-bail bench warrant has been issued for accused check-kiter Brody Boyer after he failed to appear Tuesday for a court hearing. Boyer, 32, and co-defendant Charles Brandon Barber, 31, were each due before 2nd District Judge Scott Hadley. Barber's sentencing on bad check and communications fraud charges continue to Jan. 12. Boyer and Barber are accused in a scheme known as check-kiting, or "the float," in which checking accounts are opened with bad checks, then funds are withdrawn from the new accounts before the checks are found to be bogus. In one instance, an account was opened for only one month, with a total of 11 checks deposited totaling $23,338.99, according to a court affidavit written by South Ogden Police financial crimes Detective Ryan Bailey. Posted in: Check Fraud