Forgery scam has Los Angeles businesses on high alert

One man has been arrested, and another is wanted by police for a forgery scheme bilking businesses in Los Angeles out of at least $10,000, investigators announced.

The suspects, identified by the Los Angeles Police Department as Gabriel Garcia Sevilla, 45, and Rafael Gomez Zepeda, 42, were captured on a check-cashing store’s surveillance cameras in February attempting to cash a counterfeit check, detectives said in a news release .

Recognizing the checks were counterfeits, the store clerk called police, leading to the arrest of Sevilla…

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