Man arrested in over $10K fraudulent check scheme targeting Port Charlotte business

CORAL ON SANTA BARBARA BOULEVARD. SOME OF ABC, 7. >> WITH ALL THE MEASURES WE HAVE IN PLACE TODAY TO TRY AND AVOID THINGS LIKE THAT. I MEAN, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE SUCH A SECURE COUNTRY. AM I RIGHT? >> YEAH, IT'S A CHECK SCHEME. SO COULD SOME BANKS DIDN'T BLINK AN EYE TO 9 TO ONE OF 5 SUSPECTS OF AN ELABORATE FRAUD RING IS BEHIND BARS IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY. DEPUTIES ARRESTED THE MAN ON YOUR SCREEN. 29 YEAR-OLD GIOVANNI GLAVINE. NEARLY 9 MONTHS AFTER HE COMMITTED THE ALLEGED CRIME. TONIGHT, ABC SEVEN'S MASK AND ADAMS IS IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY. GETTING US A CLOSER LOOK AT HOW THE TAMPA MAN WAS CAUGHT. >> CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARRESTED GIOVANNI KLAGMANN MONDAY, NEARLY 9 MONTHS AFTER THEY SAY HE COMMITTED E CRIMES. I FOUND OUT THAT HE'S ONE OF 5 SUSPECTS ACCUSED OF DEFRAUDING A LOCAL BUSINESS HAMPSHIRE HOMES. I COULDN'T EVEN THINK OF PICKING CHANGE OFF THE GROUND. LET ALONE SCAMMING A LOCAL BUSINESS OUT OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS SPECIALLY FAKE CHECK SCAMS. YOUR HOME'S A BUSINESS IN PORT CHARLOTTE SAYS GIOVANNI GOLDMAN AND 4 OF HIS FRIENDS GOT A HOLD OF ONE OF THEIR CHECKS IN PRINTED FAKE COPIES, WRITING FRAUDULENT CHECKS, TOTALING OVER $10,000 TO THEMSELVES. I TOLD COLE OFTEN BURGER ABOUT IT IN PORT CHARLOTTE TUESDAY. APPARENTLY THE CHECK WAS SO GOOD THAT THE BANK ACTUALLY CASHED GAME ONE. THE BANK. >> CRAZY. I MEAN, ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE MEASURES WE HAVE IN PLACE TODAY TO TRY AVOID THINGS LIKE THAT. I MEAN, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE SUCH A SECURE COUNTRY. AM I RIGHT? >> DETECTIVES SAY THE SUSPECTS CASHED THE CHECKS AT 6 DIFFERENT CREWS. BANKS IN CHARLOTTE IN SARASOTA COUNTY TO AVOID RAISING SUSPICION. AND ALTHOUGH THEY WERE ABLE TO TRICK THE BIG GAMES, THE LOCAL BUSINESS QUICKLY NOTICED THE MONEY MISSING FROM THEIR ACCOUNT AND REPORTED AND ITS PEOPLE JUST TRYING TO GET THE MONEY. >> DON'T, YOU KNOW, DON'T THINK ABOUT THE REPERCUSSIONS IN THIS CASE, HAMPSHIRE HOLMES WAS ABLE TO RECOVER THE STOLEN MONEY FROM THE BANK. HOWEVER, CREWS BANK IS PRESSING CHARGES AGAINST AND IN THE 4 OTHER SUSPECTS ARE FACING CHARGES OF UTTERING FORGED CHECKS SCHEME

A Tampa man is behind bars in the Charlotte County Jail, facing multiple charges related to a fraudulent check scheme that defrauded a Port Charlotte business.Giovanni Gladman was arrested Monday by Charlotte County deputies, nearly nine months after the crimes were initially committed.Gladman is one of five suspects accused of targeting Hamshers Homes, a local business in Port Charlotte. The group allegedly gained access to one of the company’s checks, using it to create counterfeit versions. Detectives said the suspects then cashed fraudulent checks totaling over $10,000, which was deposited into their own accounts.The suspects carried out their scheme by cashing the forged checks at various branches of Crews Bank in both Charlotte and Sarasota Counties. Their goal was to spread out the fraudulent transactions across multiple locations to avoid raising suspicion.However, despite the deception, Hamshers Homes quickly noticed discrepancies in their accounts. The company alerted authorities. In this case, Hamshers Homes was able to recover the stolen funds from the bank. However, Crews Bank has decided to press charges against Gladman and the four other suspects involved. They are all facing serious charges, including uttering forged checks, scheming to defraud, and grand theft.

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. —

A Tampa man is behind bars in the Charlotte County Jail, facing multiple charges related to a fraudulent check scheme that defrauded a Port Charlotte business.

Giovanni Gladman was arrested Monday by Charlotte County deputies, nearly nine months after the crimes were initially committed.

Gladman is one of five suspects accused of targeting Hamshers Homes, a local business in Port Charlotte. The group allegedly gained access to one of the company’s checks, using it to create counterfeit versions. Detectives said the suspects then cashed fraudulent checks totaling over $10,000, which was deposited into their own accounts.

The suspects carried out their scheme by cashing the forged checks at various branches of Crews Bank in both Charlotte and Sarasota Counties. Their goal was to spread out the fraudulent transactions across multiple locations to avoid raising suspicion.

However, despite the deception, Hamshers Homes quickly noticed discrepancies in their accounts. The company alerted authorities.

In this case, Hamshers Homes was able to recover the stolen funds from the bank. However, Crews Bank has decided to press charges against Gladman and the four other suspects involved. They are all facing serious charges, including uttering forged checks, scheming to defraud, and grand theft.

Man arrested in over $10K fraudulent check scheme targeting Port Charlotte business

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