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08/02/2024
Police: Bank loses $25,000+ after man cashes fraudulent check
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JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Police arrested a Jonesboro man accused of fraudulently cashing a check at a bank, causing it to lose over $25,000.
Craighead County District Court Judge Tommy Fowler found probable cause on Wednesday, July 31, to charge 44-year-old Jerome Lemont Dale with theft of $25,000 or more (all others), a class B felony, and second-degree forgery, a class C felony.
According to the affidavit, on Monday, July 22, a Jonesboro police officer took a report at Southern Bancorp on 2508 East Highland Drive.
“Bank staff stated that on Friday, July 19, Jerome Dale (a known customer of the bank) entered the bank, presented his driver’s license, and cashed a check from the United States Treasury in the amount of $25,861.64,” police said.
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