COLUMBUS, Ga. — A Johns Creek teen accused of cashing more than half a million dollars in fake checks to pay his lawyer in another case has gotten bond.
William Chadwick Jones, 19, has been granted a $250,000 bond and has since been released from the Muscogee County Jail.
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According to Columbus police, Jones opened a business account with Synovus Bank in Alpharetta in January.
Shortly after, they say he deposited five checks worth $545,770.97 via mobile deposit. But police say none of the checks were real.
Police said the money was quickly moved through wire transfers, debit card purchases, and peer-to-peer payment platforms like Zelle.
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Some of the funds were used to pay a criminal attorney retainer tied to a previous fraud arrest in Forsyth, according to police.
Investigators say he also bought a Porsche, which he was driving when he was arrested.
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