A Hopkinsville woman was charged Tuesday afternoon with theft after police say she attempted to cash over $100,000 in fraudulent checks.
Hopkinsville Police say on January 15th 59-year-old Karen Durkee cashed a $8,500 fraudulent check at a Hopkinsville bank.
Durkee returned to the same bank and attempted to cash two more checks one for $35,000 on January 27th and a second for $80,000 on February 5th. All three checks had different payers and the account numbers were valid but the checks were not authorized.
She is charged with three counts of theft by deception and three counts of first-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument.
