A 41-year-old Abers, Illinois man was indicted Thursday for forging checks against a Hawaiian bank, scamming the financial institution for tens of thousands of dollars, US Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Stephen Wigginton said.
According to court documents, Gregory Martindale forged and uttered bad checks between January 31, 2011 and February 23, 2011 on the accounts of the Bank of Hawaii. The bank lost approximately $39,000 as a result of Martindale's actions.
Martindale was indicted on two counts of obtaining money from a financial institution by false and fraudulent representations. If convicted, Martindale faces up to 30 years in prison, a fine of up $1,000,000, and up to five years of supervised release.