Staten Island businessman accused of writing $82 million in bad
checks in two weeks  A Staten Island businessman is accused of
going on a massive check-kiting spree, and writing $82 million
in bogus checks in just two weeks.  Federal prosecutors say
wholesale business owner Saquib Khan wrote the checks between
Nov. 1 and 13, drawing on accounts at six banks.  Investigators
say the businessman wrote the checks to himself, deposited them
in different accounts, and then transferred some of the money
back to his checking account in an attempt to artificially
inflate his account balances.  He faces bank fraud charges.
Khan’s lawyer, Sharon McCarthy, tells The Advance that he has
been working with the banks to repay the money.  Share Selection