HOBART | A 20-year-old Chicago woman was charged with check fraud in connection with a Nov. 9 incident at a Hobart store, police said.
Diamond Kiara Palmer was charged Monday through Lake Superior Court.
Hobart police Detective David Evans said he was called to Cash in a Flash, 1821 E. 37th Ave., on Nov. 11 in regard to the cashing of a fraudulent check.
The employee told him a woman, who identified herself as Palmer, presented a purported payroll check in the amount of $679.43 from a business named Crown Services in Columbus, Ohio.
The money was given to Palmer, but the check later was returned and stamped "Return Reason Altered/Fictitious," Evans said. - By Deborah Laverty, The Times
