Stoughton Man Arrested For $4K Bedford Bank Fraud: Police

BEDFORD, NH — A Massachusetts man was arrested at a Bedford bank this week after police said he tried to cash a fraudulent $4,000 check and scam a local business. Stephen Lamore, 39, of Stoughton, was charged with forgery.

Bedford Police Chief John Bryfonski said Lamore walked into the Bank of New Hampshire Wednesday afternoon and presented a check for $3,890.22 that he wanted to cash.

"The font of the name on the check was different and did not match the checks that the bank issues," Bryfonski said in a statement. "In addition, the account number, belonging to a local business, had also been flagged as having recent fraudulent activity."

He added, "When police called the business where the account on the check belongs to, an employee said that the check number given was made out to a different recipient for a different amount."

Police said they are still investigating how Lamore obtained the check.

Lamore is scheduled for an arraignment Jan. 3 in Hillsborough County Superior Court.

Photo credit: Bedford Police Department