Cashiers tag Mirano in stale check cashing scam
A cashier at Hannam Market said that Mirano, a regular customer, bought some grocery items worth $56.52 using a tax refund check in the amount of $189.83.
“I thought it’s a legitimate check,” said the cashier during the ongoing federal jury trial of Mirano and his co-defendant, Mohammad Jahangir Miah.
The cashier testified that when she asked for an identification card, Mirano handed her his passport.
Miah and Mirano are facing charges over a scheme of cashing stale CNMI tax refund checks in grocery stores. They are charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and bank fraud. The trial began on Monday.
A cashier at LJ Store also testified yesterday that he recognized Mirano as the person who purchased some items at the store using a tax refund check on Jan. 24, 2012.
The cashier said he looked at the photograph on a driver’s license that Mirano handed him. The cashier, however, admitted that he did not see Mirano sign the check.
A manager at Green Consume Market also testified, followed by Bank of Guam vice president for Saipan regional manager Marcie Tomokane.
By Ferdie de la Torre
Reporter
