Suspect Cashes over $13,000 in Forged Checks

(Lawrenceville, Georgia)  The man pictured above is suspected of committing 3 acts of forgery resulting in the theft of over $13,000.  A fraud investigator for SunTrust Bank contacted the Gwinnett County Police Department to report the crimes on February 23. 

  • On August 22, 2015, shortly after noon, the suspect cashed a fraudulent check for $4,765 made payable to Sean Clark using a Pennsylvania driver’s license as identification.  This check was cashed at the SunTrust Bank located inside Publix at 4850 Sugarloaf Parkway, Lawrenceville.
  • On August 26, 2015, shortly before 2pm, the same suspect cashed a fraudulent check for $4,560 made payable to Sean Clark using the same Pennsylvania driver’s license as identification.  This check was cashed at SunTrust located at 701 Duluth Highway, Lawrenceville.
  • On August 26, 2015, shortly after 2pm, the same suspect cashed a fraudulent check for $4,240 made payable to Andre Brown using a different Pennsylvania driver’s license as identification.  Even though a different name and driver’s license number was used, surveillance footage revealed it was the same suspect.  This check was cashed at SunTrust located at 911 Duluth Highway.  This location is about 1 mile from the previous location. 

On September 28, 2015, the account holder of the cashed checks contacted SunTrust to report the unlawful transactions.  The names and driver’s license numbers used do not belong the suspect seen in the surveillance video. 

If anyone recognizes the suspect in the photos or has any information to share in this case, please contact the Electronic and Financial Crimes Unit at 770 513-5300.  To remain anonymous, tipsters should contact Crime Stoppers at 404 577-TIPS (8477) or visit www.crimestoppersatlanta.org.  Crime Stoppers tipsters can receive up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case.  Case Number: 16-016968  


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