Stone Mountain Man Tries to Cash $22,000 Fraudulent Check

A Stone Mountain man tried to cash a $22,000 check at a local bank branch, but the teller operations manager thought something was fishy and got the police involved.

The Bank of America branch on North Point Parkway called to verify the check, which is standard practice for such a large amount. The first call reported back that the check was valid, but she was concerned that the verification number had been changed just a day earlier. So after she called the bank relations manager, the Douglasville company that supposedly wrote the check was called and confirmed the check was fraudulent.

Kobbie D. Johnson, 21, of Stone Mountain, was cited for first degree forgery and printing, executing or negotiating a fictitious check. He remains in Fulton County Jail in lieu of $4,000 bond.

Bad Check Gets Alpharetta Man Arrested

An Alpharetta man was cited for two counts of deposit account fraud for writing a $6,175 bad check to Cherokee Coin and Pawn late last year.

At first the suspect told the store manager he was going to make the check "good." But when that never happened, the store manager sought to prosecute him.

Lester H. Brown, 52, of Alpharetta, was arrested April 10 and cited for deposit account fraud. He was released from Fulton County Jail on April 11 on $10,000 bond.

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