MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A Miami man’s million-dollar scheme came crashing down in Martin County after he allegedly tried to cash a fraudulent $1 million check at a local bank.
The Martin County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) said Marc Anthony Taylor Jr., 38, was arrested after walking into the bank and attempting to deposit a fraudulent check made out to Cooper Legacy Builders LLC—a company he had registered himself. The check was drawn from JP Morgan Chase Bank and written under the name Gregg Slyvan Cooper.
Investigators say Taylor hoped to withdraw funds before the bank flagged the transaction as fraudulent. Thanks to an alert bank teller and swift action from Martin County deputies, the plan unraveled before Taylor could cash in…