Muskego Man Charged with Cashing Fake Paycheck at Milwaukee Walmart

A Muskego man is facing a felony charge after he was caught cashing a fake paycheck at a Milwaukee Walmart.

Jeffery Weston Jr., 40, was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Wednesday with one count of forgery. If convicted, he could face up to six years in prison and $10,000 in fines.

According to the criminal complaint:

On May 31, Weston cashed a bogus paycheck at Walmart, 8700 N. Servite Drive, worth $660.85. The fake check was discovered as a Milwaukee police department official was investigating 26 different incidents where people had cashed fake paychecks valued between $500 and $800 at area Walmarts that were supposedly written by a company called Toki & Associates Inc.

Weston told investigators he got the check from his mother’s mailbox and she got the check from a woman named Lanisha, who would get $300 in proceeds once the check was cashed.

Weston will make his initial appearance in court Jan. 19.