Fla. mother back in jail in check fraud

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The mother of a missing Florida girl with links to Trumbull County was arrested again Friday night — this time on check fraud and theft charges — just over a week after a bounty hunter bailed her out of jail.

Casey Anthony and her parents, George and Cindy Anthony, lived in Howland before moving to Florida in 1989.

Orange County Sheriff’s Office investigators took Casey Anthony into custody at her home Friday night. She was being held on $3,000 bond and was charged with uttering a forged instrument, fraudulent use of personal information and petty theft, Capt. Angelo Nieves said.

According to sheriff’s office reports, Anthony used a friend’s checkbook to buy items at Target and Winn-Dixie, and to write a check for cash in July.

The 22-year-old, who was released from jail on $500,000 bond last week, has already been charged with child neglect, making false statements and obstructing the investigation into her daughter’s disappearance.