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By The Associated Press

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Published: Thu, February 21, 2008 - 1:20 pm

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - An accountant accused of fraudulently
cashing checks totaling nearly $400,000 pleaded not guilty to bank
fraud and identify theft charges.
If convicted, 43-year-old Karen Hicks Aikin faces up to 30 years
in prison for the bank fraud, plus an additional two years for
identity theft.
An affidavit filed by the U.S. Secret Service states that Aikin
was responsible for printing corporate checks for Sunbelt Fire
Incorporated, a Fairhope company that sells fire trucks and other
equipment.
Aikin is accused of printing 42 checks from Sunbelt Fire's
account at Compass Bank from August 2006 to June 2007, forging the
signature of an office manager, and depositing more than $379,000
into her personal checking account at First Gulf Bank.
Investigators say Aikin used some of the money to buy a vehicle,
a Daphne home, and various furnishings and appliances.
By the time authorities launched an investigation in July, all
that was left of the money was a little more than $11,500.
A judge scheduled an April trial date.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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