State of Delaware
Department of Safety and Homeland Security
DIVISION OF STATE POLICE
Superintendent Thomas F. Mac Leish
http://www.dsp.delaware.gov/
Contact: Cpl/1 Jeff Whitmarsh - Public Information Office - 302.598.5188 -jeff.whitmarsh@state.de.us
Location of Incident: Several Wilmington Trust Branches in New Castle County
2371 Limestone Road, Wilmington, Delaware
100 North James Street, Newport, Delaware
507 Branmar Plaza, Wilmington, Delaware
107 Astro Shopping Center, Wilmington, Delaware
1207 North Union Street, Wilmington, Delaware
Date and Time of Occurrence: June 5, 2009
Suspect: Andile Makapela, 40, of the 1300 block of East 16th Street in Wilmington, Delaware
Resume: On June 10th, a Pennsylvania business owner responded to Troop 6 at Prices Corner to report a potential bank fraud.
The victim advised he was conducting a routine audit of his business account, which he holds with Wilmington Trust, and noticed several discrepancies. In all, the bank account was short $4,751.53. A further inquiry by the victim revealed the shortage was a result of five checks, all cashed on June 5th, at various Wilmington Trust locations throughout New Castle County. Strangely enough, an accounting of the victim’s check book revealed he was still in possession of the blank checks that were supposedly cashed.
An electronic online review of the cashed checks revealed they were fraudulent, manufactured checks, and although they contained all of the necessary account information, they did not look like the victim’s actual checks. All of the fraudulent checks were made out to Mr. Andile Makapela. One of the checks even had Mr. Makapela’s date of birth on it. Signature and photo comparisons confirmed that it was in fact Andile Makapela who cashed the checks.
Arrest warrants were completed for Andile Makapela charging him with five counts of Forgery (felony) and a single count of Theft (felony). On June 15th, he voluntarily surrendered to authorities at Troop 3 in Dover and was released on a $6,000.00 unsecured bond.
Andile Makapela
Department of Safety and Homeland Security
DIVISION OF STATE POLICE
Superintendent Thomas F. Mac Leish
http://www.dsp.delaware.gov/
Contact: Cpl/1 Jeff Whitmarsh - Public Information Office - 302.598.5188 -jeff.whitmarsh@state.de.us
Location of Incident: Several Wilmington Trust Branches in New Castle County
2371 Limestone Road, Wilmington, Delaware
100 North James Street, Newport, Delaware
507 Branmar Plaza, Wilmington, Delaware
107 Astro Shopping Center, Wilmington, Delaware
1207 North Union Street, Wilmington, Delaware
Date and Time of Occurrence: June 5, 2009
Suspect: Andile Makapela, 40, of the 1300 block of East 16th Street in Wilmington, Delaware
Resume: On June 10th, a Pennsylvania business owner responded to Troop 6 at Prices Corner to report a potential bank fraud.
The victim advised he was conducting a routine audit of his business account, which he holds with Wilmington Trust, and noticed several discrepancies. In all, the bank account was short $4,751.53. A further inquiry by the victim revealed the shortage was a result of five checks, all cashed on June 5th, at various Wilmington Trust locations throughout New Castle County. Strangely enough, an accounting of the victim’s check book revealed he was still in possession of the blank checks that were supposedly cashed.
An electronic online review of the cashed checks revealed they were fraudulent, manufactured checks, and although they contained all of the necessary account information, they did not look like the victim’s actual checks. All of the fraudulent checks were made out to Mr. Andile Makapela. One of the checks even had Mr. Makapela’s date of birth on it. Signature and photo comparisons confirmed that it was in fact Andile Makapela who cashed the checks.
Arrest warrants were completed for Andile Makapela charging him with five counts of Forgery (felony) and a single count of Theft (felony). On June 15th, he voluntarily surrendered to authorities at Troop 3 in Dover and was released on a $6,000.00 unsecured bond.
Andile Makapela
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