Bronx Man Tried Cashing Fake Check At Maywood Bank, Then Made A Run For It: Cops
A Bronx man trying to cash a fake check at a TD Bank in Bergen County took off running when police showed up — but he didn’t get far, authorities said.
Lamont T. Everett, 31, was arrested on Sunday, June 8, around 12:43 p.m., after employees at the TD Bank on Maywood Avenue reported a man trying to cash a fraudulent check, according to the Maywood Police Sgt. William Phayre.
Officer Andrew Mulligan arrived and saw Everett walking out of the bank, police said. When Everett spotted the officer, he ran.
Mulligan chased Everett down East Pleasant Avenue and apprehended him two blocks away, pol…
Teaneck Volunteer Stole $36K From Non-Profit: Prosecutor
A Teaneck woman is accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from a Bergen County non-profit using fake checks and a stolen identity, prosecutors said.
Karen A. McEvoy, 57, was arrested on Friday, May 30, and charged with theft by deception, forgery, and impersonation, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
An investigation began in February 2025, when the Teaneck Police Department contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Financial Crimes Unit about an alleged theft at a non-profit based in Bergen County.
Investigators learned that McEvoy, who had been volunteering…
VA Sex Offender Faked MLB Career, Scammed Women In Big League Lie: Feds
He said he was going pro in baseball — but what he really went pro in was lying, scamming, and disappearing from the sex offender registry, prosecutors in Virginia say.
A Roanoke man who told women he was a Major League Baseball prospect, forged six-figure checks, used burner phones to impersonate team officials, and failed to register as a sex offender has pleaded guilty in federal court as part of an elaborate scheme, federal officials announced.
He went by many names while executing his scheme.
Janike Dunbar Holt, 29 — also known as “Nike,” “Janike Tagovailoa,” “Keanu Tagovailoa,” and “…
MOD Pizza Manager Stole $10K In Deposits Using Forged Logbooks: Manheim Twp. Police
A MOD Pizza manager in Lancaster is accused of stealing over $10,000 from company deposits and covering it up using forged paperwork, Manheim Township police announced on Friday, May 23.
Bryan Patrick Cramer, 33, of Lancaster, was charged with Theft by Unlawful Taking and Forgery after his arrest on Tuesday, May 20, according to a criminal complaint.
In April, MOD Pizza launched an internal investigation after noticing missing funds. Investigators say Cramer admitted to taking money from 32 deposits totaling $10,249.91, citing financial hardship in his personal life.
Police say Cramer main…
Asian Mobster Stole $12K From NJ Resident's Bank Account: Fairfield PD
An organized crime member from Flushing was arrested and charged on Thursday, May 22, with stealing $12,000 from a Fairfield resident's bank account last November, authorities said.
Xuan Jin, 50, obtained personal banking information from a Fairfield resident and used that information for cash withdrawals, Fairfield police said. In total, over two days, $12,000 was withdrawn from the victim’s account, police said.
Fairfield police worked with law enforcement in New York City, Rockland County and Fort Lee to identify Jin as the suspect, officers said. Jin's organized crime ring is known to p…
Kutztown Man Faked Landlord Role To Steal $14K From Opioid Housing Program: Berks DA
A Kutztown man posed as a landlord to steal thousands of dollars meant to help recovering addicts get housing, Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams announced on Thursday, May 22.
Kody A. Kirkland, 32, forged documents, faked pay stubs, and filed phony applications to cash in on the State Opioid Response (SOR) Rental Assistance Program, according to county detectives. The taxpayer-funded program, managed by the Treatment Access and Services Center, Inc. (TASC), was created to help people struggling with addiction keep a roof over their heads.
Instead, investigators say Kirkland turne…
Ex-Bar Director Accused Of $314K Theft As Son Flaunts Lavish Trips, Cosmetic Work Online: PA AG
A Pennsylvania woman is accused of stealing over $300,000 from the Cambria County Bar Association to fund luxury expenses including cosmetic procedures, vacations, and donations to her family’s nonprofit, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced Wednesday, May 7.
Robin Hagins, 56, of Johnstown, the former executive director of the CCBA, was charged with Theft by Unlawful Taking, Misappropriation of Funds Received, and Forgery following an investigation by the 51st Statewide Investigating Grand Jury. Her bail was set at $150,000 unsecured.
Hagins allegedly misappropriated a total of $314,759 b…
