Law’s Eric Chaffee highlights bank liability in Cleveland check fraud case
cleveland.com: Eric Chaffee, professor and the Peter M. Gerhart Distinguished Research Scholar at the School of Law, said banks are generally required—or often choose—to reimburse customers for fraudulently cashed checks, reinforcing trust. Cleveland City Hall may benefit after thieves intercepted and altered two checks, totaling nearly $100,000, though the perpetrators would face criminal and civil liability if caught.
