Four People Busted in Check Forging Scheme

Police arrested four people Wednesday after two women allegedly cashed six forged checks at Dubuque bank branches. 27 year old Darnell Young of North Liberty, Iowa; 19 year old Kwasi Core, of Cedar Rapids; 18 year old Emma Anderson of Marion, Iowa; and 19 year old Cieria Chance of Coralville, Iowa, were arrested Wednesday on warrants charging six counts of forgery each. Young also faces a charge of interference with official acts as well as two warrants from Johnson County, Iowa. Reports say Anderson and Chance cashed six forged checks worth a total of over $5,600 on Wednesday afternoon at three Midwest One Bank locations.The pair also attempted to cash checks at a Midwest One Bank location on Rockdale Road but were denied because bank employees were aware of the scheme by then. Cascade police stopped a vehicle carrying the women on U.S. Highway 151 near Cascade. Chance, Anderson, Core and Young were the occupants of the vehicle.