The City of Mercer Island recovered more than $370,000 from a check fraud scheme it fell victim to in 2025. MERCER ISLAND, Wash. — Mercer Island has recovered most of the money it lost in a check ...

Documents show the total value of the fraudulent checks was over $900,000 ...

Legal consequences can be up to 20 years in prison, plus fines of more than $250,000. This scheme often combines with other fraud types. Because of the complexity of this crime, investigating this ...

The use of checks may be declining, but check crimes are actually on the rise due to new, creative criminal schemes. Once a ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - As fraud schemes resurface across the country, local authorities are urging residents to exercise extra caution before mailing checks or responding to payment requests. The ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A Euclid man continued forging checks even while facing prison time for similar crimes, according to the FBI. Jovaun Woodfolk, 38, launched a new check forging scheme less than a ...