Englewood Woman Allegedly Forged $8,000 In Checks: Prosecutor

ENGLEWOOD, N.J. - A city woman was charged with forgery for allegedly stealing more than $8,000 using invalid authorization information and not having the money available to withdraw from her account, said Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal.

Members of the prosecutor's office White Collar Crimes Unit received a complaint in January from Wells Fargo Bank regarding bank fraud, Grewal said.

An investigation revealed that Sheena Ford, 32, deposited three fraudulent checks into her checking and savings accounts in December, the prosecutor said. The checks were written from an American Express Bluebird account and an authorization code was on each check.

Once the checks were deposited, Ford withdrew the money, Grewal said.

Ford, a customer service representative, did not have enough money necessary to cover the transactions and the authorization numbers were invalid, the prosecutor said.

Members of the White Collar Crimes Unit and the Englewood Police Department arrested Ford Thursday, authorities said. She was charged with passing bad checks and forgery.

Ford was remanded to the Bergen County Jail Annex on $15,000 bail with no 10 percent option. She is scheduled to appear in Bergen County Central Municipal Court Thursday morning.

Authorities are still investigating Ford's "illicit activities."

Sheena Ford, 32/Bergen County Prosecutor's Office