Crime & Safety
Random Act of Kindness Not So Kind
Chicago woman accused of trying to cash fake check from Random Act of Kindness organization.
A Chicago woman was charged with cashing a fraudulent check at an Alsip currency exchange.
Chiquita Burdette, 28, was charged with forgery and is currently out on a $10,000 I-bond.
According to charges, on or around April, Burdette went to the Alsip Currency Exchange, 11527 S. Pulaski Road, where she cashed a check made payable to herself from the Random Act of Kindness organization in Chicago.
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Police said the check was drawn on the TCF National Bank and dated April 11, 2015. The check was in the amount of $667.25 and signed by the president of Random Act of Kindness.
Burdette appeared in bond court at the Leighton Criminal Court Building at 26th and California this past weekend, where she was released on an I-bond.
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“I never would have given you an I-bond,” Cook County Judge Peter Felice said Tuesday in court.
Burdette’s next court hearing is May 26 in Bridgeview.
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