{"id":6910,"date":"2021-08-26T15:36:39","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T19:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/?p=6910"},"modified":"2021-08-26T15:36:39","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T19:36:39","slug":"toms-river-man-charged-with-writing-687k-in-fraudulent-checks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/2021\/08\/toms-river-man-charged-with-writing-687k-in-fraudulent-checks\/","title":{"rendered":"Toms River Man Charged With Writing $687K in Fraudulent Checks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_6911\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6911\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6911\" src=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Scheufler.jpg\" alt=\"Karl Scheufler (Photo: Ocean County Jail)\" width=\"480\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Scheufler.jpg 480w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Scheufler-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6911\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Karl Scheufler (Photo: Ocean County Jail)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A Toms River man is facing criminal charges after allegedly having written a number of checks that eclipsed $687,000 without authorization.<\/p>\n<p>Karl Scheufler, 50, of Toms River, was charged with attempted theft by deception and appeared in court this week, prosecutors in Ocean County said. He was also charged with two counts of contempt.<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement from prosecutors, an investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor\u2019s Office Economic Crime Squad revealed that between May 22, 2021 and Aug. 8, 2021, Scheufler attempted to negotiate three checks totaling $687,499.74 for his own benefit. These checks were drawn on an Ocean First bank account belonging to a business of which Scheufler was previously involved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cScheufler negotiated these checks knowing that he was not an authorized signor for the business account and attempted to deposit these checks into his personal account and another unrelated business account,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>The case dates back some time. In 2018, Superior Court Judge Francis R. Hodgson issued an order barring Scheufler from conducting business transactions on behalf of the business. The two contempt charges are a result of Scheufler violating Hodgson\u2019s order.<\/p>\n<p>An arrest warrant was executed at Scheufler\u2019s residence in Toms River on Wednesday, where detectives apprehended Scheufler without incident. He was processed at the Toms River Police Department and is currently lodged in the Ocean County Jail pending a detention hearing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/2021\/08\/toms-river-man-charged-with-writing-687k-in-fraudulent-checks\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Toms River man is facing criminal charges after allegedly having written a number of checks that eclipsed $687,000 without authorization. Karl Scheufler, 50, of Toms River, was charged with attempted theft by deception and appeared in court this week, prosecutors in Ocean County said. He was also charged with two counts of contempt. 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