Court news: North Dakota woman sentenced after fraudulent check cashed in DL

DETROIT LAKES — Eve Marie Jackson, 30, of Grafton, N.D., has been sentenced in Becker County District Court docket for gross misdemeanor theft.

A felony verify forgery cost was dropped in a plea settlement.

In response to courtroom information, on Jan. 14, 2021, a lady reported fraudulent exercise in her checking account to the Fargo Police Division. The lady stated she acquired a name from Bell Financial institution inquiring a few $600 verify. She advised the financial institution that she had not written any checks and, in reality, was ready for brand spanking new clean checks to be delivered within the mail.

The sufferer reviewed 4 checks that have been decided to be fraudulent, and considered one of them, a $500 verify, was cashed within the title of “Heidi Johnson” on Jan. 13, 2021 on the Bell Financial institution in Detroit Lakes.

Jackson was recognized by pictures, and police decided that the cellphone quantity written on the again of the fraudulent verify belonged to her, based on courtroom information.

On July 21, District Choose Michelle Lawson sentenced Jackson on the theft cost to twelve months in jail, with 357 days stayed for 2 years and credit score for eight days served. She was ordered to pay $500 in restitution to the sufferer, together with a $500 advantageous and $650 in courtroom charges. Restitution is to be paid first. She was positioned on supervised probation for 2 years.