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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Harleysville Man Charged in Check Fraud Scheme

Dae Woo, 55, of Harleysville, and Young Miller, 57, of Philadelphia, are facing 26 criminal charges, including felony forgery charges and theft by deception charges for allegedly passing fraudulent checks and making withdrawals at more than six banks

A Philadelphia-area man and woman are facing charges this month after police say they passed fraudulent checks  and made withdrawals at more than half a dozen banks in Bucks and Montgomery counties, including one in Plymouth Meeting. Plymouth Police have charged both Dae Woo, 55, of Harleysville, and Young Miller, 57, of Philadelphia, with 26 criminal counts that include felony forgery and theft by deception. In an affidavit of probable cause, police say they were first approached by a TD Bank corporate investigator, who had uncovered the alleged scheme, in late November. The investigator told police that he had been monitoring suspicious activity dating back to July 2012, when Woo allegedly opened a bank account in Willow Grove. Although …

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