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MIRAMAR BEACH A Wewahitchka man walked into a car dealership in Okaloosa County and left in a Porsche after paying with a check printed from his home computer, authorities say.
Casey William Kelley, 42, was arrested Wednesday for grand theft of a motor vehicle and uttering a false banknote.
He also tried to buy Rolex watches with a bad check, according to an arrest report from the Walton County Sheriffs Office.
During the investigation it was determined Kelley had purchased a Porsche 911 Turbo from a Porsche dealership in Destin by using a fraudulent check written for $139,203.05 on Monday, July 27. ............(more)
https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20200731/florida-man-buys-porsche-with-check-printed-from-home-computer
Arkansas Granny
(31,506 posts)Make sure the check would clear the bank before you let the man drive away in your Porsche.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)desperate to sell cars. If I were in the market for a car right now, I could probably hammer out a great deal.
Midnight Writer
(21,711 posts)I guess I don't present as reputable as Florida man.
getagrip_already
(14,618 posts)You should have stolen ppp money. Nobody is being charged for that. Trillions on the table. Just tithe 50% to trump and you can keep the rest.
eppur_se_muova
(36,247 posts)I remember when the population was ~500, and the public library consisted of maybe a couple of hundred donated paperbacks.
A HERETIC I AM
(24,360 posts)Fair amount of money there.
eppur_se_muova
(36,247 posts)Fishing boats, restaurants, and motels were almost the only businesses in town when I lived there. Then the condo developers moved in, and there were many, many cycles of boom and bust in the condominium market. Now there's hardly a square inch unpaved.
csziggy
(34,131 posts)Actually, they sold most of their land to the Mormons, but that area is now filled with high priced houses and condos.
thecrow
(5,519 posts)for all these Florida men?
skypilot
(8,851 posts)*
Fla Dem
(23,585 posts)Zorro
(15,722 posts)That should have been a clue to the Porsche salesman.
whistler162
(11,155 posts)Learn something new every decade or so.
https://www.jbsimonslaw.com/practice-areas/theft-and-larceny/uttering-a-counterfeit-note/
"Uttering, or trying to pay with, a fake $20, $50, $100, or any other bill, is a serious crime in Massachusetts. I"