Crime & Safety
Man Charged After Opening a Checking Account With a Fake Check
Suspect used the Milwaukee County Clerk of Courts bank account on the fake check then opened the account at a bank where he already had a savings account.
A 21-year-old Milwaukee man is facing charges after he used the Milwaukee County Clerk of Courts bank account number on a fraudulent check in order to open a bank account at a Menomonee Falls bank.
Joshua C. Hazelwood was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Thursday with one count of uttering a forgery. If convicted, he faces up to six years in prison and $10,000 in fines.
According to the criminal complaint:
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On Aug. 12, Hazelwood cashed a $517 check from a company called DHR International at N95W18311 County Line Road. Hazelwood, who had an existing savings account with the bank for the past three years, cashed the check, used $25 from it to open a checking account and then took the rest of the money.
The bank was later contacted by Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Department to inform them the routing number and bank account were from the clerk of courts office there and not DHR International.
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Hazelwood remains free and a warrant has been issued for his arrest.