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CGE Credit Union staff nabbed for allegedly forging checks
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Posted on Mar 22 2006
Police arrested yesterday a staff of the Commonwealth Government Employee Credit Union for allegedly forging several checks.
Eloise Jones Castro, 22, was detained for theft and forgery.
Superior Court Presiding Judge Robert C. Naraja imposed a bail of $1,000 cash and $9,000 unsecured bond for the temporary release of Castro.
Naraja set the preliminary hearing for March 29, 2006.
Detective Patrick Earl Maanao stated in his report that CGE Credit Union acting general manager Ruth Ann P. Sakisat reported the forgery to the Department of Public Safety Tuesday.
Maanao said investigation showed that a customer had called the CGE Credit Union last Friday to inquire about her balance.
When CGE Credit Union told her the balance, the customer disagreed and presented her own files.
Sakisat asked Castro to pull out the files of the customer. Castro stated she could not find the withdrawal listed in the customer’s account.
Sakisat stated she would report the matter, but the defendant asked her not to do so. When the manager asked why, the defendant answered: “I did it. I took her money.”
Castro then allegedly pulled Sakisat’s arm and begged not to report the matter to the police. The defendant promised to pay the amount she took.
The manager told the defendant to pack up her things and leave the office.
Maanao said that, on the same day before the customer came into the office, Castro cut out another check using the same customer’s name.
Maanao said the manager called the banks to stop payment.
Maanao said Castro filled out and forged six checks in the total amount of $4,050 in January, February and March 2006.
Sakisat also discovered other discrepancies with other checks issued by Castro, but she has not been able to contact the customers to verify their accounts.
