Woman attempts bank fraud in Ruston

Ruston Police arrested a California woman after she allegedly attempted to cash a fraudulent check for $15,000.

Johana Ledezma, 44, of Compton, Calif., was arrested Aug. 21 after police responded to a Ruston bank regarding a report of a possible fraud attempt.

The bank told police Ledezma attempted to cash a cashiers check made out to her in the amount of $15,000. The check triggered an alert through the bank security system that she had already attempted to cash it numerous times including once earlier that day in El Dorado…

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