Wells Fargo Bank and DeSoto police thought they caught a check forger when Randolph Shaheed walked into a bank in November and presented a check to be cashed for his new job as a mystery shopper.
The check was an obvious fake, police said, and they arrested Shaheed. He spent four days in jail and, after a Dallas grand jury indicted him, faced a felony charge for forgery that could have sent him back to prison for the rest of his life.
By Dan Horn
Mason homebuilder Bernard Kurlemann was charged with bankruptcy fraud Thursday, adding to troubles that began six months ago when federal prosecutors linked him to a fraud scheme involving multi-million dollar homes.
The new charge accuses Kurlemann of failing to disclose an option to purchase real estate during bankruptcy proceedings in 2008.
Kurlemann and three other men already face up to 30 years each in prison if they are convicted of federal fraud and conspiracy charges involving high-end homes in Greater Cincinnati.
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