SCRANTON, PA — A Stroudsburg man was arrested Friday morning in Scranton on felony charges of forgery and receiving stolen property, police said.
Joe Farentz Louis, 24, was taken into custody by Scranton police at 9:37 a.m. on a warrant issued by Stroud Area Regional Police.
The warrant stems from an April 3 incident at the NEPA Federal Credit Union, where police say Louis attempted to deposit a fraudulent U.S. Treasury check using his driver’s license as identification.
According to police, the credit union contacted authorities on April 7 after verifying with the IRS that the check had not been issued to Louis and was fraudulent.
No funds were disbursed.
Charges were subsequently filed and a warrant was issued on November 6 by MDJ Gasper.
Louis was transported to the Central Scranton Booking Center following his arrest.
He is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.