Tura Miller (Spartanburg Public Safety Dept.)
Courtney Cheeks (Spartanburg Co. Detention Center)SPARTANBURG, SC (FOX Carolina) -
Spartanburg police have charged a woman with forgery and are searching for a male suspect in a counterfeit check scam involving the county clerk of courts.
Officers said Cheeks and another man were cashing checks with a routing number belonging to the Spartanburg County clerk of courts at local Walmarts.
Police arrested Courtney Cheeks, 23, on Friday and later released on a $5,000 bond.
Reports said Cheeks cashed a $1,500 check that appeared to be made out to her from a local business at the Walmart on Dorman Center Drive, and the check was connected to the county's account.
Police are also searching for a man named Tura Le Van Miller, 34, of Woodruff. They said he cashed a $1,400 check from the same account at the Walmart on East Main Street.
If you have information, you're asked to call crime stoppers at 864-58-CRIME or 1-888-CRIME-SC.
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