NuMark Credit Union Victimized: Complaint

NEW LENOX, IL - A man who lives in Cook County has a warrant out for his arrest in Will County in connection with allegations that he bilked the NuMark Credit Union in New Lenox out of nearly $6,000 last year. On Oct. 18, the Will County State's Attorney's Office filed a felony charge of theft and a felony charge of deceptive practice against Richard B. Rhymes Jr.

Court documents indicate that Rhymes, 35, "knowingly delivered a check to a teller at NuMark Credit Union ... for the payment of money, knowing that it will not paid by said depository ... in the amount of $5,631.35 dated October 19, 2017."

The theft charge states that Rhymes knowingly obtained NuMark Credit Union's U.S. currency "by deceptive control ... intending to deprive NuMark Credit Union permanently of the use or benefit of said property."

Last week, New Lenox Patch met up with deputy chief of police Louis Alessandrini, who explained that the financial fraud case was put together by Detective Tim Perry during the past year.

It's been a labor intensive case, tracking down lots of financial records and bank statements through the subpoena process, the deputy chief said.

According to Alessandrini, Rhymes took out a loan and then wrote a fraudulent check at NuMark claiming he was in the process of opening up a restaurant in Calumet City.

Rhymes, 35, lives in Homewood, Alessandrini said.

"We have had no prior contact with him," Alessandrini said.

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