Woman charged with turning $801 check into $6,801

[December 17, 2008]  ELMONT, N.Y. (AP) -- A Long Island woman has been charged with altering a stolen Social Security check's face value from $801 to $6,801 and withdrawing the extra money. Nassau County detectives say the Uniondale woman etched a 6 onto the check to increase its value by $6,000. They say she deposited the forged U.S. Department of the Treasury check into her credit union account in Elmont and withdrew funds against it.

The larceny was uncovered by a credit union fraud analyst. An investigation in cooperation with the Secret Service led to the woman's arrest.

The woman was charged with grand larceny and possession of a forged instrument. She's scheduled for arraignment Tuesday.

Police said they're looking for the man who gave her the stolen check.

[Associated Press]

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