Margate Police arrested a man on multiple charges of identity theft, fraud, and money laundering.
A Fort Lauderdale law enforcement officer’s missing IRS tax refund led investigators to a man involved in altered U.S. Treasury checks totaling over $20,000.
According to an affidavit, the officer discovered in June 2024 that his tax refund check, which was supposed to be directly deposited, had been mailed to his residence but never received. Upon contacting the IRS, he learned the $20,694 check had been cashed…