CardSmart Reports Theft of $13,980 from its Checking Account

On Aug. 1, an accountant from CardSmart, 447 Monroe Turnpike, reported the theft of $13,980 through the issuance of six fraudulent company checks made out to individuals in places as faraway as California, New Mexico and Utah.

Bank of American flagged the account and reimbursed CardSmart for the missing funds.

The accountant told police that starting on July 9, fraudulent checks were drawn from the company's account — all made out to individuals and all for exactly $2,330.

On July 9 a check was made out to someone  in Huntington Beach, Calif.; on July 10 two checks were made out to people in Oneida, NY, and Salem, Utah; and on July 11 checks were made out to people in the Queens, NY, Los Angeles and Manchester, New Mexico.