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Police Arrest Galesburg Residents in Check Fraud Case
Seven people are facing forgery charges for their alleged roles in cashing bogus payroll checks in Galesburg.

Galesburg police say they responded to Genie Temporary Services on Monmouth Boulevard and Derby Industries on Enterprise Avenue earlier this week to investigate forgery theft complaints. Police reports say the checks were written on two separate accounts, and several were cashed at the two Galesburg Hy-Vee stores.

One account had about $20-thousand worth of checks written on it. The amount taken from the second account was nearly $11,500 dollars - and those checks were cashed in Ohio.

Arrested in connection to the case were 32-year old George Jackson III, 28-year old Robert Donnelly, 20-year old Elizabeth Horne, 28-year old Melissa Jones, 43-year old Patricia Tillery, 26-year old Carla Polk and 18-year old Jessica Langlo, all of Galesburg.

Jackson allegedly asked the six others who were arrested if they'd cash the fake checks in exchange for money, and accompanied them to one of the Hy-Vee stores in town to do it.

Police say the case remains under investigation and more arrests are expected.
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