John Edward Smalling, 54, of Miami Beach, Fla., was charged with two counts of theft, one count of criminal tools and one count of telecommunications fraud after he allegedly tried to cash a fraudulent check at the Fifth Third Bank on Princeton Glendale Road at around 2 p.m. Oct. 10, according to township spokeswoman Barb Wilson.
Police subsequently learned Smalling had also allegedly been using the information to make ATM withdrawals. The total loss was about $4,000.
The local charges against Smalling were dropped by the Area III Court after the FBI “appeared at jail to get Mr. Smalling on federal charges,” according to court records.
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