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Passing Fake Traveler's Checks

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Minneapolis Man Accused of Passing Fake Traveler’s Checks in Inver Grove

Anthony Eugene Campbell is charged with two felonies in the Inver Grove Heights incidents.

Follow Inver Grove Heights Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our free newsletter A 45-year-old Minneapolis man is accused of passing fake traveler’s checks at a store and a pizza restaurant in Inver Grove Heights last summer. Anthony Eugene Campbell has been charged with two felonies: check forgery and offering a forged check. Each count is punishable by up to five years in jail and a fine of between $3,000 and $10,000. According to the Dakota County criminal complaint, released this week: Inver Grove Heights Police received a report on July 18 that a man passed five traveler’s checks—all allegedly in Campbell’s name—at the pizza restaurant four days earlier. The man used a $100 check to pay for a pizza, then returned a …

Pork Chop Guy

10:20 am on Thursday, November 29, 2012

Why would a business accept a check from anyone, let alone someone they don't know?   more ›

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