On 28 July 2011, two individuals posing as representatives from Whiting Oil and Gas purchased two large LG brand 55 LED televisions and two wall mounts from a local business in Plentywood, MT. The suspect wrote a check to the local business for the purchase amount of $3,840.00. The check was returned by the bank as altered/fictitious. The check showed a business and address as Whiting Oil & Gas Corp., A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Whiting Corp., 1700 Broadway Suite 2300, phone number 303-837-1661, Denver, CO.
The check showed JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, OH, on the top center, and had several spaces for the memo. In one of those spaces was written executive room and TV. The signature on the check appears to be John Tammer or John Tamner. The suspects claimed to be setting up an executive office east of Williston and they were going to use Ebel, Williston, to wire the office. Both suspects were very well dressed.
Suspect 1: White male, blonde or light brown hair, 30-35 years of age, 6‘1 – 6‘2, 200-210 lbs., wearing white polo shirt with laminated Whiting Oil & Gas name tag labeled John, and khaki pants.
Suspect 2: White male, shorter than suspect 1, dark brown hair, wearing a black polo shirt and khaki pants.
Suspects were driving an older (1970s or 1980s) model Ford 2-door truck, red two-tone (second color possibly black), with a rack on the side of the truck bed, unknown license plate.
If anyone has or has had similar activity involving this type of check or these suspects, please call the Watford City Police Department at 701-444–2400.
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