Two Arrested on Fraud Charges
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Updates
More than $160,000 in fraudulent checks have been issued. It appears most of the checks were issued to local businesses in Dane County. If a local business received a similar check, please report the incident by calling the non-emergency police number at 608-255-2345. A copy of one of these fraudulent checks is pictured below.
Incident Details
A father-and-son duo are in the Dane County Jail for allegedly using fraudulent checks to purchase luxury vehicles from a used-car dealer in the 3700 block of East Washington Ave.
Employees from the east Madison dealership notified Madison Police Officers Thursday afternoon when the suspects returned to purchase a third vehicle in two days. Used-car staff went to a bank to verify the checks and learned they were fraudulent.
Police arrested a 33-year-old suspect at the scene. His 18-year-old son, who fled the scene in one of the vehicles, was apprehended a short time later.
The investigation is ongoing.