Polk County firefighter arrested right after double depositing paycheck to fork out for expenses, trip, deputies say

HAINES City, Fla. – Deputies arrested a Polk County firefighter on fraud costs soon after they say he electronically deposited his payroll examine into his bank account, then attempted to hard cash the verify at an Amscot keep.

In accordance to the Polk County Sheriff’s Place of work, 34-12 months-aged Desmond James Walker II of Haines City is used as a firefighter for the county. Investigators claimed he accessed his on the web employee payroll info to improve his direct deposit banking establishment.
 
In accordance to agency plan, when an employee will make this variety of improve, their upcoming paycheck is a actual physical look at mainly because it allows the payroll section to intervene, devoid of a economical hit to the employee, in scenario the transform was not created or accredited by the personnel.

Deputies say immediately after generating changes to his immediate deposit data, Walker gained his next paycheck of $2,772.06 on November 19, 2021, as a bodily check out. The exact working day, Walker deposited the paycheck into his bank account as an on the internet cellular deposit.

A day later, deputies say Walker took the bodily verify, which had presently been electronically deposited into his bank account, to Amscot Financial Providers in Haines City the place he cashed the verify, getting cash minus the look at-cashing cost.

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According to PCSO, Amscot experimented with to deposit Walker’s paycheck twice, but just about every time it was unsuccessful since the cash had currently been deposited into Walker’s bank account. Amscot then sent a letter to the Board of County Commissioner’s workplace stating it had sustained a monetary decline as a outcome of this incident.

Detectives were given a photocopy of the examine from Amscot that incorporates a thumbprint of the human being who cashed the check. The thumbprint was verified as belonging to Walker, in accordance to PCSO.

Detectives say Walker admitted that he expended the two the deposited dollars in his financial institution account and the dollars he gained from Amscot for expenditures and vacation expenditures. He also admitted to identifying a skipped get in touch with from Amscot on his cell cell phone but did not return the contact. He admitted to deputies that he did not call his bank, Amscot, the county payroll place of work, or his supervision about the double payment.

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“Those people who work in general public company are held to a increased ethical conventional. Walker will be held accountable for his actions,” stated Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.

Walker was arrested for scheming to defraud a money institution, grand theft, fraud, and cashing a worthless verify with intent to defraud. He was taken to the Polk County Jail on an $8,000 bond.