Fraudulent check written at dental office, Jersey City NJ
FraudPolice responded to a fraud complaint at a dental office near North St. A check for $7,900 was written in the owner's name with a forged signature. The owner received a refund from the bank but reported the fraud after dismissing an employee suspected of involvement. It is unclear who wrote the check, and no cameras were available at the time.
Audio|Source: Jersey City Police
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Transcript:
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FD.O. Sergeant, FD.2 is over at near North Avenue at a dental, uh...
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At a dentist's office a fraudulent check occurred September 19th.
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Check was written out in the caller's name for $7,900 with a signature.
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He had it refunded by Bank of America and didn't report it until a few days ago because he had to let one of his employees go.
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This was committed while the employee was working for this place.
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I guess, um...
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I can't have to run the other course business?
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That's correct.
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Calls all you notified the technical commandment.
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Detective Commander.
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Employee never returned to us and blocked the management here.
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Detective, Commander.
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And that, um,
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victim comminges speaker the detective?
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The defendant?
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Commander.
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That's Detective Commander.
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642 NORCGF, 642 NORCAT at Dentist office.
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There's a fraud complaint on September 19th.
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The check was written out and the caller is named for $7,900.
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It had his signature on it.
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He was able to get it refunded by Bank of America but didn't report until a few days ago.
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He had to let one of his employees go.
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FTO2.
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FTO2, it is unknown who wrote the check.
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And also there's no, there were no cameras available at the time.
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All right, and who got let go? Is it someone got fired or as a result of this? I'm confused.
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One of the employees here had to let go for other reasons, but that made the owner, you know, want to document the fraud even though he got the money back.
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Location mentioned:
North St, Jersey City, NJ
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