Comics Retailer's Magic Check Scam
In yet another odd story about a comics retailer running afoul of the law, police in Altoona, Pennsylvania were earlier this week issued a warrant for the arrest of George Newton Hampton Jr., the operator of an Altoona, Pennsylvania comic book shop, for several charges related to an altered check he received from a local judge. According to the local media report, Hampton took a check for the amount of $16.98 and altering it into a check for the amount of $1500. He then used the check to pay a variety of bills and to make a few cash transfers, maxing out at about $10,000.
Hampton's store, Excalibur Collectibles, was locked and empty at the time of the newspaper story's filing.
