A 23-year-old woman from Sagamok faces charges for cashing a cheque worth almost $2,000. The woman bought some groceries with the cheque, and got the remainder back in cash. A few days later the Espanola store learned the cheque was a fake and called police. Because the woman signed the cheque and showed identification to the store clerk, police had an easy time finding her. She’s charged with fraud under $5,000, uttering a forged document and false pretences.
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Woman charged with fraud for cashing fake cheque
Rocco Frangione
I've been a broadcast journalist for three-plus decades in Northern Ontario. I'm a graduate of Algonquin College's radio and television arts program and prior to that, an honours grad from Carleton University's philosophy program.
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