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Alleged Check Kiting Lands Atmore Woman In Florida Jail On Fraud Charge
August 5, 2021
An alleged check kiting scheme landed an Atmore woman in the Escambia County Jail. Check kiting is a form of check fraud that involves taking advantage of the float time to make use of nonexistent funds in a bank account.
Sherry Williams Rudolph, 33, of Atmore, was charged with third degree felony fraud. She was released on a $10,000 bond.
Rudolph and another person had a total of six accounts with Pen Air Federal Credit Union. They opened a joint account for checking and savings, and individual accounts were later opened, according to court documents.
Shortly after opening these accounts Rudolph began to move money around between accounts, and they began to deposit worthless checks at drive-thru ATMs in Escambia County, the State Attorney’s Office said.
Investigators said Rudolph then wrote $2,820 in bad checks to herself and deposited them at Pen Air ATMs, mostly in Century. Pen Air records showed account balance inquiries to verify the funds were available, and then cash was withdrawn from ATMs, the report continues.
The second person followed the same process with bad checks, according to investigators.
All total, Pen Air reported a loss of over $5,000.
Escambia County court and jail records do not indicate the second party has been charged as of Thursday.
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12 Responses to “Alleged Check Kiting Lands Atmore Woman In Florida Jail On Fraud Charge”
I see lots of bad decisions in this mug shot
Just a good ole girl. Never meaning no harm
Sam, youre right. people shouldnt judge. They should pray instead. obviousley shes been a loving mother. seeing how you defend her. ive made more bad choices in life than most. im better today than yesterday. as i pray for your family also.
Very sad that Sam, apparently her son who replied here, has to be embarrassed by his mother’s bad, premeditated, criminal decision. A good, unselfish mother would NOT subject her child to this criminal behavior. Sherry, YOU have some serious apologies you owe to your child, yourself and God, in more ways than one.
This is an opportunity to pray for this girl ..it doesn’t matter what she has done she is still a child of the most high King…maybe it took this for her to find God …I pray she finds God in this ….God has to set us down somehow … So we have no one to turn to but him ..may God get the glory in all this ….praying
@Sam
No, most people do NOT make the decision to try and defraud a bank or credit union. This is not a simple “mistake”. A mistake is when someone makes an inadvertent action with no intent for harm. Ms. Rudolph knew what she was doing and she has been busted and will now be held accountable. We will judge and more importantly, so will the COURT.
My mom has nothing to do w this so don’t put her in nothing and this is her first bad decision that’s why her bail so low so mind your business who are you to judge im sure you all have made bad Decisions in life lol just pitiful
$10,000 bond.? can I write you a check?
Her poor mother!
It isn’t her first bad decision.
Mars, yes for SCAMS.
Surprised it took them this long to catch her in her mess.
damn, people still use checks?