$500,000 stolen check 'scam' busted in Wake, Durham, Johnston counties

Thursday, December 19, 2019
WAKE COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- Investigators with the Wake County Sheriff's Office have cracked what they describe as a "large-scale fraud scam" involving stolen checks.

Three people are arrested and charged with more than 100 felony fraud charges.
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The alleged scheme involved altering the payee on stolen checks, according to the Wake County Sheriff's Office. The crimes defrauded Wake County banks and victims of about $500,000.

Khristopher Stukes, 26; Kirsten Davis, 24; and Carl Parker, 25, allegedly committed the crimes in Wake, Durham and Johnston counties.
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The U.S. Attorney's Office will prosecute some of the suspects on federal charges, according to the Wake County Sheriff's Office.
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