VAN BUREN, Ark. - A woman who was arrested for forgery after an alert cashier noticed a misspelling in a company name on fake check may have some time to brush up on her proofreading skills.
Julie Kay Russo, 32, was arrested Monday on 20 forgery counts after she tried to pass an allegedly forged payroll check at the S & S Superstop. The store clerk became suspicious when he noticed the word "independent" in the business name was spelled incorrectly as "indapendent," Van Buren police Cpl. Rob Rogers said.
The clerk telephoned the bank where the check was drawn and learned that no such account existed. Russo took off, but the clerk followed in his car. Arkansas State Police troopers caught up with Russo and pulled her over.
Police said Russo had an outstanding felony warrant for theft of leased property. Police said Russo gave permission for officers to search her car. Inside, police said they found 30 forged checks that would have had a value of more than $20,000.
Police jailed Russo on the 20 forgery complaints. Police said a passenger in her car, Robert H. Williams, 30, was linked to 10 of the forged checks, and he was arrested on 10 complaints of forgery.
Police allege Russo tried to pass forged checks on several other occasions.
LOL reminds me of the stunt my first ex pulled...she took a check to a supplier of the company she worked for...and made it out to herself. Then she took it to HER BANK.....and DEPOSITED half into HER checking and the rest into HER savings account
(this was after I kicked her ass to the curb....)
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I think some people need a life....right Kitty 8)~~ ?
