Yorktown Cops: Peekskill Woman Writes Fraudulent Checks on Closed Accounts

This post was written and reported by Plamena Pesheva.

A 22-year-old Peekskill woman is facing a felony charges for writing fraudulent checks on closed accounts, Yorktown police said. 

Sharon Godwin was arrested on June 18 and charged with two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, a felony. 

The investigation began when police received complaints on March 17 and March 26 from two separate people who alleged that Godwin asked them to deposit checks in their accounts in exchange for cash. In both cases the checks were later returned after being written on closed accounts, police said. 

Police said Godwin had forged the checks prior to having them deposited. 

At the conclusion of the investigation Godwin voluntarily appeared at Yorktown police headquarters where she was arrested and processed. The woman was scheduled to appear in Yorktown Town Court on July 23. 

Editor's Note: The information was provided by the Yorktown Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.