Florida man buys Porsche with check printed from home computer

[marmar]

MIRAMAR BEACH — A Wewahitchka man walked into a car dealership in Okaloosa County and left in a Porsche after paying with a check printed from his home computer, authorities say.

Casey William Kelley, 42, was arrested Wednesday for grand theft of a motor vehicle and uttering a false banknote.

He also tried to buy Rolex watches with a bad check, according to an arrest report from the Walton County Sheriff’s Office.

During the investigation it was determined Kelley had purchased a Porsche 911 Turbo from a Porsche dealership in Destin by using a fraudulent check written for $139,203.05 on Monday, July 27. ............(more)

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20200731/florida-man-buys-porsche-with-check-printed-from-home-computer

[Arkansas Granny]

1. I would think that the car dealer should have done what the jeweler did.

Make sure the check would clear the bank before you let the man drive away in your Porsche.

[SheltieLover]

4. +1

[customerserviceguy]

5. Apparently

desperate to sell cars. If I were in the market for a car right now, I could probably hammer out a great deal.

[Midnight Writer]

7. Last time a bought a car, the salesman took my check and I waited while he called the bank.

I guess I don't present as reputable as Florida man.

[getagrip_already]

2. silly boy.....

You should have stolen ppp money. Nobody is being charged for that. Trillions on the table. Just tithe 50% to trump and you can keep the rest.

[eppur_se_muova]

3. There's a Porsche dealer in Destin ?

I remember when the population was ~500, and the public library consisted of maybe a couple of hundred donated paperbacks.

[A HERETIC I AM]

8. "The Redneck Riviera"

Fair amount of money there.

[eppur_se_muova]

9. Rich "sportsmen" originally went there for the fishing.

Fishing boats, restaurants, and motels were almost the only businesses in town when I lived there. Then the condo developers moved in, and there were many, many cycles of boom and bust in the condominium market. Now there's hardly a square inch unpaved.

[csziggy]

14. That' before St. Joe sold out to developers

Actually, they sold most of their land to the Mormons, but that area is now filled with high priced houses and condos.

[thecrow]

6. Do they have a special section in jail

for all these “Florida men”?

[skypilot]

13. It's full.

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[Fla Dem]

10. Palm Beach getting all crazy.

[Zorro]

11. The guy is from Wewahitchka

That should have been a clue to the Porsche salesman.

[whistler162]

12. uttering a false banknote.

Learn something new every decade or so.

https://www.jbsimonslaw.com/practice-areas/theft-and-larceny/uttering-a-counterfeit-note/

"Uttering, or trying to pay with, a fake $20, $50, $100, or any other bill, is a serious crime in Massachusetts. I"