1.   Police said Bokin has also been repeatedly convicted of theft, possession of stolen property and writing bad checks.

2.   The firm pays interest only on the money it actually borrows, and it borrows the money simply by writing checks.

3.   Although she pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts, Mrs. Solarz appeared to have had a much broader pattern of writing bad checks.

4.   Art Schlichter got arrested again for writing bad checks.

5.   ATLANTA - Beth Jordan loved the idea of writing one check for cable TV, telephone and high-speed Internet service.

6.   A teacher instructs her wealthy young charges in the finer points of writing checks.

7.   But some tribes have been writing checks.

8.   Chung was arrested last week for writing bad checks.

9.   Despite inherent inequities in the handling of ill-fated check deposits, the practice of writing bad checks is increasing in L.A. County.

10.   Hayes will appear in court Wednesday and plead guilty to a reduced misdemeanor count for writing bad checks.