Bad check leads to fraud probe

Police launched an investigation into a possible investment fraud scheme involving several victims and at least $100,000 after a 21-year-old British national was arrested Monday for passing a fraudulent check.Adam Al-Muhanna was arrested Monday, at the University of Redlands after he allegedly wrote a check to a former student there for $100,000 on a closed CitiBank account. Police say Al-Muhanna also wrote several other checks connected to bank accounts that were either closed or contained insufficient funds. At least three people say they gave money in amounts ranging from $2,000 to $65,000 to Al-Muhanna to invest and never received a return despite repeated requests for their money, according to Redlands city spokesman Carl Baker. Posted in: Check Fraud