Michael Edward Walsh charged in repeated Embassy Bank check fraud attempts
Police say a 50-year-old man used fake identification to try to cash a $9,800 check at multiple Embassy Bank branches before his arrest.
On September 23, 2026, police responded to the Embassy Bank on Rte. 378 after a man tried to cash a $9,800 check using fake identification; investigators say he had attempted the same scheme earlier that day at another branch. He allegedly returned to a different Embassy Bank on September 24 and was taken into custody by Pennsylvania State Police; Michael Edward Walsh, 50, is charged with Forgery (F3), Identity Theft (F3), Theft (F3) and Access Device Fraud (F3) and was arraigned by District Judge Alan Mege.