OCEAN COUNTY – A Toms River man has been arrested and charged for Attempted Theft by Deception after he tried negotiating checks totaling over $600,000.
According to an investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Economic Crime Squad, Karl Scheufler, 50, of Toms River, had attempted to negotiate three checks totaling $687,499.74 for his own benefit between May 22 and August 8. The checks were drawn on an Ocean First bank account belonging to a business Scheufler was previously involved with.
Despite not being an authorized signor for the business account, Scheufler negotiated these checks and tried to deposit them into his personal account and another unrelated business account.
On August 25, an arrest warrant was executed at Scheufler’s home in Toms River where he was arrested without incident.
Scheufler was charged with Attempted Theft by Deception. In addition, he was charged with two counts of Contempt after violating an order issued in 2018, that blocked Scheufler from conducting business transactions on behalf of the business. He is currently lodged in the Ocean County Jail pending a detention hearing.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer would like to acknowledge the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Economic Crime Squad, Toms River Township Detective Bureau and the Toms River Township Police Department for their collaborative efforts in this investigation.
The charges referenced are merely accusations and the public are reminded that all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
