July 16--FLORENCE-- Howie Lavin, one of the owners of the former Lavin Cars dealership in Myrtle Beach, was sentenced Tuesday in federal court here to 6 1/2 years in prison for orchestrating a ...

Two officials with Ohio-based Dart Trucking have been found guilty of bank fraud charges related to a $3.6 million check-kiting scheme. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Crescent Beach restaurant on Edgemere Drive in Greece was purchased in November. The owners have a target date of May for the ...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A South Florida man was arrested last week after authorities say he used a fraudulent check-kiting scheme in an attempt to purchase a luxury boat worth approximately $146,000 ...

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Local restaurateur Katherine Mott has pleaded guilty to a check-kiting scheme, admitting in federal court that she created numerous bank accounts to kite millions of dollars. The plea on Monday, which ...

Apr. 15—MACON — The CEO of a Georgia-based day care business was sentenced to prison and ordered to pay more than $1.3 million in restitution this week for conducting a check-kiting and tax scheme.

CLEVELAND (AP) -- A businessman who orchestrated a $180 million check-kiting scheme and used the proceeds to live a lavish lifestyle and amass one of the world's most revered classic car collections ...

A lawsuit filed in federal court this week accuses local restaurant owner Katherine Mott and a business partner, Robert Harris, of an $18.9 million "check kiting" scheme. So just what is check kiting?