BLAINE, Minn. – (Feb. 9, 2017) – In April of 2015 James Paul Allen was hired as the bookkeeper for a local snowmobile club in Blaine. Last November the club’s treasurer noticed several suspicious checks in their checking account. After further investigation it was determined that these were fraudulent checks allegedly written to Allen’s company.
After recovering the club’s computer, check stock, scanner and hard drive from Allen it was determined that 78 checks totaling over $70,000 had been forged. Allen has been charged with felony theft by swindle.
