A man facing multiple fraud charges has been tied to a case at Citizens First Bank at Spanish Springs.
Victor Blanchart, 53, has been held on $114,400 bond at the Sumter County Detention Center since his arrest in May at the Community Bank & Trust of Florida branch on Parr Drive in The Villages. He tried to cash a bogus $980 check, but the teller called the check to the attention of her manager, who contacted law enforcement.
Lady Lake police were notified by Citizens First Bank about a fraudulent $982.48 check which had been cashed in May at the Spanish Springs branch. A warrant was issued and served to Blanchart at the jail in Sumter County. He also has been linked to other forgery cases involving Citizens First Bank branches in Sumter County.