Man arrested after attempting to cash $9,800 check with fake ID
Pennsylvania State Police arrested a 50-year-old man after repeated attempts to cash a nearly $10,000 check with counterfeit identification at Embassy Bank branches.
On September 23, 2026, police responded to the Embassy Bank at 3495 Rte#378 after a man attempted to cash a $9,800 check using a fake identification; investigators determined he had tried the same scheme at another Embassy Bank earlier that day. On September 24 the individual tried again at a different Embassy Bank location and was taken into custody by Pennsylvania State Police. Identified as Michael Edward Walsh, 50, he was charged with Forgery (F3), Identity Theft (F3), Attempted Theft (F3) and Access Device Fraud (F3) and was arraigned by District Judge Alan Mege; all persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.