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Man Faces 22 Charges In Morgan, Hendricks County For Bum Checks

Last updated on Wednesday, April 22, 2009

(UNDATED) - A complaint made by a bank in Morgan County wound up with 22 charges being filed against an Indianapolis man.

State police in Putnamville are reporting 36-year-old Leondo Harris of Indy would allegedly hand checks to 3rd parties to cash and would give the other person a portion of the cash from the forged checks.

In all, 42 checks worth about $40,000 were found during the investigation.

Between Hendricks and Morgan Counties, Harris is facing 14 counts of forgery, 6 counts of theft, and 1 count each of fraud and counterfeiting.

Harris was lodged in the Hendricks County jail.

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