This is insane. He is is dumb enough to cash >> 70 checks more than he got in trying to close on his house. >> On September 16th, 2025, deputies were dispatched to a bank after the owners of a local trailer company discovered that a trusted employee had allegedly written 67 unauthorized company checks to himself over several months, totaling more than $122,000. >> How you doing? >> Oh, man. Shut the door. >> Is there any chance somebody could shoot me a picture of it? Let me make sure it's one of our guys and then we make him pay for another >> deputy cookie. That's Mark Fleser Jr. is the owner of Top Shelf. He'll be here anytime. >> Okay. >> We basically have a um >> So, who's the who's >> Marker? Do you all just >> We're family. >> Just family. Okay. I'm going to need him here for this. >> He's on his way. They all own it. >> Yeah, we're all signers, owners. >> Okay. >> As far as accountwise, they're all on it. >> So, they can discuss. >> We have an >> and we're the ones that found it. And he doesn't do any of this style account of the accounting. So, >> so basically from January 1 until of >> this year. >> Yes. >> It could be prior. We haven't looked prior yet. >> He didn't do payroll then. >> No. >> Till 101 is when I figured it. We should have 38 payroll checks written. >> You said 10 101 >> 10 through 101. That's for rough numbers. I pulled it through 10. >> Okay. Cuz yeah, it's September now. So >> So that gives you everything from January 1st. >> Okay. >> There should be 38 checks >> to an employee. >> Two employees >> to one employee. >> So we have all of us have received 38 checks since January 1. We're paid weekly. >> Okay. He's received 107. >> H Houston, we might have a problem. >> And we're now finding them where he signed them and and it real heavy in July and August. I recognized >> You said it was real heavy in July and August. >> Something was going on, but we've been out of town back and forth and and I was looking at it on my phone and it's not really good to look at. And then I said, "Something's wrong. There's too many of these amounts of money coming through the bank. >> But we have a a very clear road map in a pile of checks. >> Okay. I mean a very clear road map. >> So basically he wrote 107 checks from 1 one of 25 to 10 one of 25. >> Okay. Is did he already cash the ones for October? >> No. >> Okay. So how many checks have he >> talk about this date? >> Yeah. I'm talking about right now September 6. >> Okay. So make it whatever >> 77 reports >> 107 checks. >> Okay. From January 1 to >> today. >> Okay. Yeah. Cuz I I can't >> And what's today's date? >> 9:15. >> 16th. >> 16th. >> So I can't go with what till the 1st. I get that like you were um estimating like hey it would be 38 checks until 1st. But >> it's been 196,000 1983. 38 of those checks would have been payroll for him. >> Okay. So I I I understand you're saying 38th, but we're not on the 38th week yet because it's just not October 1 yet. So we'd be on like what? Check 35, 36. >> 38th week through the 15th. >> It's through the last check last week. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Yeah. We we're we've gotten 38 checks. >> Okay. >> 38 weeks. >> Okay. >> Okay. So we have all gotten 38 checks. He's gotten 107. >> Okay. >> So 38 of those 107 would have been his normal payroll. >> Okay. >> Does that make sense? So, we're looking at 69 checks that were fraudulently written. >> Yes. And then there's So, he signs it on the front. He's not a signer. And he signs it on the back. >> There's the Uli branch, right? And then you'll see where he's done. There's the Uli branch where he goes and cashes them. But like if you see here, 4281. Look at the checks. >> 4280. Dude, I loan this dude five grand like in July. >> Cash out of my drawer. >> Tell me that. >> I know. >> You cannot do that. You have to talk to me about everything, >> dude. >> And there's three checks back to back where he went to the Uli branch. I didn't think we started investig but it's >> so he would deposit the real check and cash >> did no either deposit or cash >> he would mobile the regular check and then he would go to the UI branch and cash the other one. >> None of that has happened on any of these. All these are legitimate firsthand cashes of fraudulently created checks. >> He didn't get any successfully. You can't cash them twice. >> No, they're not duplicated checks, Mark. They're separate checks, >> right? >> So, these actual payroll checks, he would deposit mobile, >> right? >> And then you'll be able to print another check. So, so like on this one, check number 42801. Yep. >> Okay. This is a payroll check. >> 4280 is the next one. dated the same date. Seven. Oh, no. No, it's not. Okay. So, listen to me. These should have different dates and different numbers. So, 42799 dated 7:30. 4280 next check dated 724. Next check. >> And we print 60 checks in a stack at the time or 40. 42801. Next check in line 828. >> Okay, >> that's when I call. >> So, what is he doing? Just taking a check off a stack and >> sh taking this this many. Yeah, we get a a freaking he get a whole realm of checks and he just pulled five of them out and held them over here. >> So, he makes sure that he doesn't use the same check number when he does his thing. >> Okay. >> And he has the ability to do that. >> This is insane. He is is dumb enough to cash. >> You gave him >> 70 checks more than he got paid. >> He was trying to close on his house. >> I wouldn't give it to him. >> Well, I was a little late for that idea now. >> Yeah. >> No, I I He I wouldn't give it to him. >> I know that. That's why I didn't come in and look you straight in the face every day. >> Sits right next to me and him. We're all sitting three desks in a room twice this size. literally yesterday looks at me and says, "Hey man, the only thing we got to do to keep your dad out of here is just make sure everything he needs done is handled before he gets here." Like, damn. How do you have that mentality today, but you're stealing $3,000 a week >> and we're steadily scratching wondering why the we had an account >> with never been sub half a million dollars and we can't get that to break a half a million dollars. Deputies went to the business the following day to interview the employee about the unauthorized company checks he had been writing to himself. >> This is where the magic happened. >> Looks like it. Man, I didn't know there was anything back here. >> Yeah. This where y'all put everything together? >> Yeah. 40 a week. >> Damn. I'm I'm sitting here wondering how the hell y'all are going broke. >> Yeah, it's assembly line. >> Yeah. All right. Where's he Where's he at? Is your dad here? >> Yeah. >> He's confessed to some of it this morning. >> What? I see. Now I'm going to need another written statement from y'all. Why did y'all talk to him? >> I didn't. Your dad did? >> Yeah. >> Good morning. >> Morning. >> How you doing, my man? >> Nate Flanders, Officer Cook. >> Hey, >> how you doing? >> Good. We've been talking about >> All right. Well, we're going to talk again. >> You want us out of the room? >> Um, what's that? >> Yeah. I'm going to need y'all out out of the room. >> Okay. >> Give me a few minutes. >> Okay. >> I say the truth. >> Go ahead. >> This is the best. >> What's up? Hey, I'm about to do an interview. I'll call you back. Mr. Flanders, I'm Deputy Cook with the Nassau County Sheriff's Office. Okay. All right. Mr. Nate, I'm pretty sure you have a good idea why I'm here, correct? >> All right. What What's the idea that I'm here? >> And then we'll go over it together and what I have. And so, what's the idea? So there are more checks deposited than what is supposed to be. >> Okay. How many checks are you supposed to have? >> Uh from our count 38. >> Okay. Do you know how many checks that you have that you have >> uh like name named to you? >> Yeah. >> Okay. All right. So I'm going to read what I have. I'm going to I'm going to not show you everything I have. >> Okay. >> But as you see, I have copies of checks >> and which I Yeah, I get >> Okay. They range from the amounts of $1,83362 to $1,833.64. Okay. Miner staying QuickBooks does that calculation automatically. Okay. So, I do have checks with your signature fixed in the back of them. Some are mobile deposit, some are cash. Is that correct? >> That's correct. >> Is that what has happened? >> Uh, so my issue was I got behind. I couldn't find the check number that matched in my bank with QuickBooks. I' mobile deposit. It wouldn't show anything in my account. It'd be multiple days sometimes and I wouldn't see a balance change. So, I'd make a new check for that one and I'd go deposit it. >> Okay. >> At the branch. >> So, usually with that being done, you know how check mobile deposit works that if it's usually an amount over $250, it takes days to clear. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Okay. All right, man. So, I'm going to be honest with you. I have 105 checks between January and now >> out of 38. >> What? Out of 30? Out. Well, so 105 checks total. >> I take away the 38 legitimate checks, that leaves me 69 extra checks with your name >> or mobile deposit a fix to them. Okay. right now calculating the um of those 165 checks or 107 checks 67 or 100 105 checks 67 >> okay those are illegitimate and written have you ever received authorization to sign checks from the company >> who who's given you authorization and how did they give you authorization >> be in charge of payroll >> okay >> who's dying >> okay did they ever are you are you on the accounts at all whatsoever to be able to sign checks I don't think so. >> Okay. With that being said, the statements that I've received and the copies from the bank, >> you're not an authorized signer for these, >> right? >> Even if they author, >> even even if that was the case, even if you were an authorized signer, there is more checks written to you with money. So, when these checks cleared and then you started seeing these balances, what happened? >> It didn't happen all at one time. Um, I have, so I have two checks written September 10th. >> Check 42933 428883. >> Two got returned. >> Two got returned. >> That's when I realized there was a problem. A big problem. >> Okay. Yep. Two got returned. But that's not >> Right. Right. >> You're writing checks back to back, my man. You're writing a check on July on June 23rd and then you're turning around writing another check June 25th >> for the the dates on the check, >> right? That's from when I reprint. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Should we be reprinting checks >> in retrospect? No. >> Okay. Do you know how much money has been taken? >> 69. >> 69. So 60 about 67 checks extra. >> Yeah. >> All right. Do we know how much money has been total? >> I mean simple math 12 >> 122 roughly about 122 853 21 different with >> some cents included in there. maybe a dollar or some cents referencing these checks based on the little scent percentage. Okay. So, I got you employed here from about January 1st, correct? Like like >> this year? >> Yeah. When did you start when Okay. So, this is I'm just going off to days like these dates of this year like the year to date note employment. Sorry. So, from year to date, it's $122,000 extra. So when that happened, did you when you started notice noticing this stuff? What? >> So it it didn't all happen. >> I I I know it didn't all happen. >> There were a couple where I'd back up and I I'd have two and I for sure am confident especially with the two that got returned. That was the point where I was like me and it's it just >> and you just kept doing it or what? >> I didn't do there was no real ill intent at all. It was not that that was not the case. So my my my thing is this, man. You have $122 extra thousand in your bank account. It >> I didn't though. That's the thing. >> What do you mean you didn't? >> I didn't have that B. I never saw that. >> Okay. >> Like that. You know what I mean? That that's a total accumulated. I understand that. >> So where is this $122,000 magically gone to? >> I I mean it's spending. I have nothing to show for [clears throat] it either. >> But you >> I mean I'm ready to fully full frontal show you guys. I I I I understand that. But my thing is this though, $122,000, >> right, >> is >> gone. >> Gone, >> right? >> And you're saying you don't have anything to show for it, but you're also saying that you've >> taken you've used you've taken that money either if it was mobile deposit or cash. >> So where where is this $122,000? Have you increased your expenses? Have you been putting money into bitcoins or other cryptocurrencies or things like that? paying off bills, but there's $122,000 that this company is missing that has been over the time period of a couple months. >> Yeah. Uh I mean, yeah, there's just day-to-day purchasing, right? There's nothing extravagant. I was buy of course I've been involved in crypto forever. I don't hold any crypto. Um I was I would trade and give my SK trading. So, you have no answer for where this $122,000 is >> besides that. I mean, digital spending and daytoday, you know, rents, kids. >> Okay. So, >> I mean, we'd have to look at it all. I'm just coming into this, you know, after a week. Am I I've got everything. We can look at everything. It's that that's that. >> Okay. So, my my thing is this. I'm not really too concerned where the money's going. I'm going to get that information regardless, >> okay? because I'm about to subpoena all of your wire transfers, bank statements, checks, cancel checks, all of it. So that that's all right. So that's what I'm going to do. I got to figure out where this $122,000 has went. >> But it's a it's an egregious crime for $122,000 to be gone. All right. It's pretty >> it's it's it's a pretty it's a pretty hefty thing. >> All right, which means 67 checks based on 105US 38. 67 checks has been >> Doesn't matter how we got there. It it it doesn't because these checks takes time to clear. >> Yeah. >> All right. You're how old? >> I'm 35. >> 35. All right. Sometimes it's not $1,800 automatically. But nothing gives you the authorization after you've written your payroll check to just write another one after you mobile deposit another one. >> I understand. >> You You know what I'm saying? >> I I Yeah, I understand. >> Especially after you've done it a couple times, my man. >> Yeah. So, I have a plethora of evidence you can imagine, >> right? >> All right. Like, do you want to see every do you want to see all the checks? >> No, I mean, I I've gone through I talked to him and >> when you talked to when you talked to Mark Senior, how did that conversation go? >> I mean, we we talked about because I I came to him this morning because I spent the last week or so really just driving about where I went wrong. And um I I came to him this morning. I said, "Hey, man. I I need to talk to you. I've got myself in a pickle here and I I don't know what to do." And then he told me, >> "Okay." >> And he said they they were doing working on it yesterday. I was like >> and Mark Jr. one of my best friends. It's like this is not what I ever wanted to happen or ever. This isn't me. This I don't know. I made a couple I made a mistake and it's way more than I thought. You made a mistake about 67 times, my man. >> No. And it wasn't it. And when I did it, there there is a process that happened and there were things that I was able to justify this and it was it made sense to me until those two checks got returned. And that's when I was like, >> I'm doubling up here. >> Well, yeah, because there was these two checks I was so confident in. Anything I deposited, I was typically confident because I couldn't match a check number with what I had in any of the systems. And this, you know, I'm doing payroll this year now and they >> But you agree that you should have only had 38 checks this year written to you? >> Yes. Yes. Yes. >> Okay. >> I agree with that. >> Okay. Who has your kids today, my man? >> My parents. >> Um, are you are you supposed to get them today? >> Yeah. >> You need to go ahead and call your parents, man, cuz you're going to be going with me. Okay. >> Okay. >> All right. So, you can go ahead and call your parents. I'll give you that. >> You go ahead and do that. I'm just going to open this door real quick. Bart. Bart. Bart. He's going to be going with me. >> Okay. >> All right. Um, what y'all need to do for employment, what you need to do with your wife, things like that. Go ahead and do it. But I got he he admitted it. It went a little above and beyond what it should have been. 6 67 times. So, it's not 69 times. And I cannot count the two checks. It was a two um return check. We've got the Yeah, we've got >> So So they were previously deposited. So when your wife counted, >> you probably need to analyze again. >> Yep. So that that's something that you can do at the state attorney's office with that case number I gave you. So what So those two um return check thing, >> she counted those as checks. They're not checked. They're just a notification that those same checks were returned. So it's 60. It's 67 instead of 69. >> He'd be gone. I thought he would pick us. >> So he he that we're going to knock that out today. I'm letting him call his mom. So, he's going to be calling me today >> um for that. Um whatever you need to do, call your wife. So, we're going to be leaving here in a few minutes >> and then safe attorney. >> Yep. State will call probably Mark or one of y'all. All right. >> Awesome. Thank you. >> So, we'll be leaving a few minutes. I know your wife had different plans. He's going to cut that. >> All right. Cool. For a second though, you don't have any weapons on you that's going to poke me, stick me, fraud me. >> No, sorry. >> Are you sure you don't have anything on you, man? >> I I got the my vape juice there. >> All right. Yeah. Go ahead and use the bathroom. I'm going to take that stuff out of your pockets when you're done. All right. And then I am to inform you that your employment here is terminated. >> Yeah. But I need to go ahead and put your hands behind your back for me. >> What's that? >> Jeez. >> I know, man. I know. I got to go talk to them. So, I'll be back in a few minutes. All right. I'm going to grab your phone for you in the front. >> Yeah. I'll put them in the front for you, man. I appreciate it. >> All right. Go ahead and take a seat for me. And I guess I mean that's that's a big deal. I'm probably going to need an attorney. >> Yeah. >> When can I I guess if I leave tomorrow or do I call them today or >> Yeah. They they'll let you do whatever you need to do from the jail. You'll be able to make phone calls from the jail. >> You grab my phone? >> Yep. Yeah. I'm about I'm about to go do all that. I >> I mean I don't know any number. >> Yeah. I'm about to go do all that. They'll let you do what you need to do. But I'll be right back, man. I got to go get them a couple papers to fill out and that's about it. He was charged with grand theft of $100,000 or more, scheme to defraud $50,000 or more, uttering a false bank check, and forging bank bills. Share your thoughts in the comments below.