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NEW ORLEANS MAN CHARGED WITH CHECK FORGERY
October 21, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LIONEL NELSON, age 35, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged with uttering a forged security yesterday in a one-count bill of information relating to a fraudulent line of credit with Dell Incorporated, announced U. S. Attorney Jim Letten.
According to the bill of information, NELSON forged a check of Dryades Savings Bank by altering the name of the owner on the check and then providing the check to Dell Incorporated for the purpose of fraudulently establishing a line of credit to purchase $114,346 worth of electronic merchandise from Dell.
If convicted, NELSON faces a maximum term of imprisonment of ten (10) years, a $250,0000 fine, and three (3) years of supervised release following imprisonment.
U. S. Attorney Letten reiterated that the bill of information is merely a charge and that the guilt of the defendant must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
The case was investigated by the United States Secret Service. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U. S. Attorney Peter M. Thomson.
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