Dismissal of Forgery Charges Reversed Although Defendants Impersonated No One During Scheme.
Aaron Ashby owned Ashby Remodeling & Services. On April 18, 2011, he parked his car and left it unlocked. Shortly thereafter, he returned to his car and discovered his company check book had been taken from his car.
Ashby then called his bank to report the company checks, but it was too late.
Saul Barba and Jessica Lofgreen had apparently taken the checkbook from Ashby’s car. Barb had already cashed one of Ashby’s business check made out to himself for $250, one to his wife for $600, and another one to himself for $600. While the third check was being cashed, police arrived at the check cashing establishment and followed Barba to his van, where they found Lofgreen.
Lofgreen told police that she had recently thrown away several checks in a trash can nearby. The police officer went to the trash can and found three checks that were not Ashby’s and two that were and had been already signed. The signatures were supposedly that Mr. Ashby, but he did not sign such checks. Barb told police that Lofgreen had signed the checks as Mr. Ashby.
The San Diego District Attorney’s office charged Barba and Lofgreen with unlawful use of personal identifying information (Penal Code
