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Sep 21, 2007 10:02 pm US/Eastern
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Police: Man Poses As Soldier; Writes Fraud Checks
BOSTON (WBZ) ―
A 23-year-old Yarmouth man, pretending to be a soldier celebrating his return from Iraq, wrote five fraudulent checks to a nightclub after he racked up a bill of more than $4,000, police said.
Christopher Lee Proe has a criminal history in four states and outstanding warrants in three, including one for failure to register as a sex offender, Yarmouth police said.
Proe was arrested in South Yarmouth after the Pufferbellies nightclub in Hyannis reported to police that he wrote the business five fraudulent checks. Nightclub officials told police they allowed Proe to write the checks as a courtesy for him being an Iraq war veteran.
Police said Proe received VIP service from the nightclub and had a total tab of more than $4,000. In addition to claiming he was a soldier returning home, Proe told the wait staff that he almost died in Iraq.
Proe later admitted to police that he was never in Iraq and has never served in the military.
Police have charged him with five counts of larceny over $250. He is scheduled to be arraigned in Barnstable District Court on Monday.
Proe has a criminal history in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Virginia. He is wanted in Indiana for failure to register as a sex offender.
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