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Authorities: Man cashed dead man's check
Halifax County deputies charged an Enfield man Thursday with cashing a government check belonging to a dead man.
Posted — UpdatedENFIELD, N.C. — Halifax County deputies charged an Enfield man Thursday with cashing a government check belonging to a dead man.
Sterling Douglas, 33, was charged with obtaining property by false pretense.
Investigators said Douglas cashed a U.S. Treasury check in May at an Enfield convenience store where he bought some gas. The check was made out to a man who died in February, authorities said.
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