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A 28-year-old woman who worked for a company that processes E-PASS payments was arrested after she allegedly photocopied customer checks and sold them to others who stole money from the compromised accounts. She has been charged with conspiracy to commit organized fraud and fraudulently using personal-identification information, both felonies.

Authorities say the woman worked as a customer service representative and took the bank account numbers of people, and sold them to others who then put their own names on the checks and cashed or spent them. About three dozen people were affected by this.

An investigation began in September 2008 when Orange County Sheriff's Office stopped a woman in a traffic stop and found copies of Expressway Authority customer checks on her. She and several others were arrested for cashing counterfeit checks throughout Florida. During the investigation, investigators allegedly found checks, drivers licenses, and bank account numbers for dozens of people who were not customers of E-PASS.

The worker at the center of the investigation is currently being held in Orange County Jail on $50,150 bail.

If you have been charged with fraud or theft in the Orange County or Orlando, Florida area, or anywhere else in the state of Florida, please contact the experienced criminal defense attorneys at the Umansky Law Firm. We offer a free initial and confidential case evaluation.