Secret Service joins probe of counterfeit check scheme
August 30, 2011
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Unknown
Three men charged with passing counterfeit checks at a popular New Hampshire shopping outlet had a stash of hundreds of stolen identities from around the country, authorities said. Quentin West, 47, and Thomas Rose, 57, both of Pittsburgh, and Omar Patterson, 41, of Cleveland, each had about 10 fake IDs on them and matching counterfeit checks when they were arrested last week, Tilton, N.H., police Chief Robert Cormier said. The three were charged with counterfeiting, check fraud, and identity theft.
Source:
Post Gazette
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Check Fraud