Fraud by Check Discovered | Eastern NC Now

News Release:

    On May 13, 2016, the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office received a report of Fraud from a grocery store in Beaufort County. The victim reported someone cashed a fraudulent check at their store earlier in the week. On June 9, 2016 the Sheriff's Office received another report of Fraud from a convenience store in Beaufort County. The victim reported someone cashed a fraudulent check at their store on May 7, 2016. The Sheriff's Office began an investigation and collected evidence.

    The investigation showed both checks were written out from businesses in Beaufort County as a payroll check. The person presented the counterfeit payroll checks with fraudulent information and cashed them using a false identity.

    As a result of the investigation, Investigator Kasey Clayton applied for and obtained warrants charging Anita Chamaine Zachary, age 52, of Stantonsburg, NC with two (2) counts of Obtaining Property by False Pretense, two (2) counts of Identity Theft, two (2) counts of Uttering Forged Instrument, and two (2) counts of Forgery of an Instrument. If you believe you have accepted fraudulent checks from Anita Zachary, please contact your local law enforcement agency.

    Anyone with information on the location of this suspect is asked to contact Beaufort County Crime Stoppers by phone, text or through their website. Call (252)974-6400; text a tip anonymously by dialing 274637 on a cellphone and in the body of the message, type BCSO131 and the tip; or submit a tip through the Crime Stoppers website, www.beaufortcountycrimestoppers.com, by following the "Tip Line" link and filling out an online form. Calls, texts, and emails are anonymous. Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000.00 for information that leads to an arrest or the recovery of property in this case. Tipsters do not have to give their name to receive a reward.

    Contact: Chief Deputy Charlie Rose

       Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office
       210 North Market St.  •  Washington NC 27889