A man is accused of stealing thousands from a 66-year-old Manatee County woman after investigators say he deposited a stolen check.
Dijon Malachi McLeod, 20, of Apopka, faces charges of grand theft and fraudulent use of personal identification information involving a person 60 or older after deputies said he deposited a $20,000 check a Bradenton woman had mailed to an Illinois restaurant.
If convicted, McLeod faces up to 15 years in prison on each charge, both second-degree felonies under Florida law. An attorney representing McLeod did not immediately respond to the Bradenton Herald’s request for comment…