ELMIRA, NY (607NewsNow) — A 21-year-old Elmira man is charged with check fraud.

The Chemung County Sheriff’s Office says Anthony Brooks cashed a fake US Treasury Department check last September for over $23,000. Deputies say Brooks received the phony check from another person, who agreed to let him keep part of the money after it was cashed at the Solutions Federal Credit Union in Southport.

Brooks is charged with grand larceny and criminal possession of a forged instrument. Additional arrests are likely.

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