Metro woman part of alleged stimulus check fraud

Cynthia Annette Elliott, of College Park, Ga., made her first appearance late Wednesday before a United States Magistrate Judge on charges of bank fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud Bank of America Corp. Elliott allegedly acquired more than 100 checks belonging to others, including economic stimulus checks and income tax refund checks. The stolen checks obtained by Elliott, all of which were issued by the United States Treasury, had a total face value of more than $350,000. Shawn M. Jarrett, an accomplice, was employed by Bank of America as an assistant manager at the location where Elliott did her banking. Elliott allegedly offered to give Jarrett some money if he would allow her to deposit various types of third-party checks to her business accounts without requiring the payees to appear in person at the bank and present identification. Posted in: Check Fraud