1.   Bad as such fraud is, victims usually have to deal with only one creditor or two or three forged checks to resolve it.

2.   According to police, the operation then would use forged checks, which were deposited into accounts that were held jointly by the students and their parents.

3.   According to published reports, the younger Condit has served time on convictions for drug possession, vehicle theft and trying to pass forged checks.

4.   DeFazio said Dr. Witterschein was also charged Thursday night with trying to use the stolen passport to cash forged checks.

5.   Most identity fraud starts small, with a few forged checks or purchases on a stolen credit card.

6.   Supporters, mainly banks, say it will help reduce the billions of dollars Americans lose yearly because of forged checks.

7.   The charges accuse Hylton, among other things, of trying to pass thousands of dollars worth of forged checks.

8.   The forged check allegedly was made out to him.

9.   The Irizarrys were indicted on charges of grand larceny, possessing forged checks, falsifying business records, scheming to defraud and possessing stolen property.

10.   The matter involves a dispute between a bank and a medical group over covering of forged checks.