More Details Emerge In Hatboro Bad Checks Scheme

HATBORO, PA — More details are emerging on the Hatboro woman charged with passing over $850,000 in bad checks — including a social media post from the accused who later removed it.

Hatboro Police took 34-year-old Jessica Babb into custody on Monday after she turned herself in.

Police accuse Babb of allegedly passing four bad checks, totaling $850,225. She was charged with four counts of writing bad checks.

Police are alerting the public about the bad checks and is asking anyone who believes they may have suffered from the fraud to reach out to them.

Babb, though, posted on social media to explain what happened, before eventually deleting the post.

"Everyone is entitled to believe what they want," Babb stated on Wednesday. "First of all, these checks were written to family members., when I was undergoing a mental health crisis and didn't have the right medication. And my family didn't want to press charges, but the DA pursued charges anyway. I am just a local resident trying my best to handle my health issues and learn from my mistakes. But as I said, you are welcome to think what you want."

Babb's attorney, Gail Marr, said in a statement to Action News 6 that her client "has been dealing with both financial and mental health issues and was hospitalized after these alleged transactions occurred."

Hatboro Detective Sgt. Conner Dilks told Action News that the case began in July when Hatboro Federal Savings contacted police about two bounced checks.

According to Dilks, Babb initially told detectives "she was expecting a large settlement from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and that was for a malpractice lawsuit regarding one of her children."

Dilks said the story changed when police followed up. Police later executed a search warrant and found two additional fraudulent checks.