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07/08/2025
Duluth couple loses $20,000 to check-washing scheme by mailing IRS payment
WSB-TV 2
DULUTH, Ga. — A former Georgia state representative and his wife lost $20,000 to check thieves who turned one stolen tax payment into three fraudulent checks, according to police.
Brooks Coleman, a former educator and state lawmaker, and his wife Mary Claire told Channel 2 Gwinnett Bureau Chief Matt Johnson they thought they were being careful when they mailed a tax check to the IRS in June.
Instead, Duluth police say criminals got a hold of the payment from the mail and used chemicals to wash out the original writing.
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