TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - A Tallahassee man is facing multiple charges after investigators say he took over $2,000 from a local bank by cashing fraudulent checks.
Lorne Green Jr., 20, was taken into custody by the Tallahassee Community College Police Department.
Back in May, the Tallahassee Police Department said two mobile deposits, one for over $4,000 and another for over $1,000 were made into Green's SunTrust account.
According to TPD, a couple days later, both checks were returned for "Account Closed." Before the checks were returned, multiple card transactions and ATM cash withdrawals were made to deplete the account.
The balance on Green's account prior to the deposit was $0.91.
Documents say the checks deposited were made in the name of an out-of-state trucking company and were made out to Green.
Since both checks were dated the same day and they were supposedly payroll checks, investigators say it was unlikely the business would have had multiple checks issued on the same date if they were legitimate. The checks also had spelling errors, which was another indicator they were fraudulent.
According to information provided by SunTrust, Green made transactions of over $2,000 at Wells Fargo, SunTrust, and Walmart after depositing the checks.
SunTrust also provided officers video from the ATM withdrawal, which showed Green approaching the ATM with the debit card.
At no time did Green report to SunTrust or law enforcement he was the victim of any type of fraud or report his debit card stolen or lost.
In December, officers contacted the trucking company who said Green was never employed at the business.
Based on the evidence gathered, he is being charged with:
- Defrauding a financial institution
- Grand theft of $300 or more but less than $5,000
- Two counts of uttering a false instrument
- Two counts of depositing bank item with intent to defraud
- Two counts of possessing counterfeited payment instrument
He was taken to the Leon County Detention Facility with no bond.
