Hot Check Writers Arrested by DA
Written by admin, Jan 10, 2012, 0 Comments
Courtesy Monica Garcia,
The Office of District Attorney Isidro R. Alaniz reports that three individuals have been arrested due to having written hot checks in Webb County.
On Friday, January 6, 2012, investigators with the District Attorney’s Office arrested Rafael Jimenez, Jr. at his home. Jimenez is charged with having purchased advertising in a local circular and having paid for the ad with a check from a closed account. The advertisement promoted weatherization services by Jimenez Refrigeration. Mr. Jimenez is charged with having paid with a check totaling $2,052.02 from an account that had been closed for over one year.
That same Friday, DA investigators also arrested Rito Salomon Palacios, Jr. Palacios was arrested at his place of employment on three warrants, which were written from closed accounts. The hot checks were for auto repair, flowers and other services. The Hot Check Division of the District Attorney’s Office reports that Palacios is a habitual hot check writer and that two additional hot checks have been submitted ‘since the issuance of the warrants. Those two checks were written to a local liquor store and florist.
On December 5, 2011, DA investigators arrested Fidencio Galvan for having failed to comply with the terms of his payment agreement with the District Attorney’s Hot Checks Division. Although Galvan entered into an agreement to make good on thirty-seven outstanding hot checks, he violated the agreement when he wrote six checks on a closed account to El Bufalo Pawn Shop in September of 2011. Galvan was arrested at his place of employment.
The District Attorney’s Hot Check Division continues to make their services available to local merchants and reminds them to be diligent when accepting checks by verifying identification and to contact the Division with any questions or concerns at 523-4919.
