In May 2025, Bradenton’s Anabel Ossombi was sentenced to seven years in prison followed by 38 years of probation for stealing and depositing over $70,000 worth of checks into her personal account ...

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office and the U.S. Postal Service are actively digging into a string of check-washing cases in Lakewood Ranch, as reported by WTSP. According to local coverage, banks ...

When a check goes missing and reappears with a different payee and amount, the consequences can be costly. But under banking law, customers who are victims of fraud may not have to absorb the loss.

By Derwin L. Montgomery The Winston-Salem Chronicle WINSTON-SALEM — What began as a routine $10 subscription payment has become a cautionary tale for the entire community. Dr. Larry D. Little, ...

New victims coming forward as pattern emerges in ongoing mail theft investigation ...

Lucker was the victim of what’s known as “check washing,” a type of fraud where thieves steal a check and erase the ink while ...

WRAL has covered past incidents of check fraud extensively, but the Wake County Sheriff’s Office said this time of year, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Late last year, a man named Todd wrote a $10,000 check to the Internal Revenue Service. Months later, the government reached out, ...

(StatePoint) The use of checks may be declining, but check crimes are actually on the rise due to new, creative criminal schemes. Once a check is stolen, it can be altered or signed on your behalf to ...