Pollard

After felony charges were first filed nearly four months ago, an Aurora, Colo. woman was arrested last week over allegations that she used fraudulent means to cash a check from a Marshalltown business to the tune of well over $200,000.

According to a criminal complaint from the Marshalltown Police Department, an employee of the RACOM Corporation reported that a check in the amount of $219,492.37, which was originally written to an authorized vendor of the company, was fraudulently altered to be made out to Jeni Pollard and Lolli’s Cosmetics LLC in Dallas, Texas.

A law enforcement investigation determined that Pollard, who resided in the Denver area at the time, was the owner of Lolli’s Cosmetics, and the physical check was deposited in North Carolina by an unknown male into a bank account Pollard owned, which had a negative balance before the deposit was made.

All of the money was allegedly spent within a week, and $30,000 was transferred to a different bank account.

“Jeni was seen on video withdrawing cash from that bank account and driving a rented vehicle. Rental records came back to Jeni Pollard. Jeni wrote several checks totaling $172,000 to other individuals,” the complaint reads.

After attempts to contact Pollard were unsuccessful, the MPD issued a warrant for her arrest in February. Pollard, 29, was charged with identity theft over $10,000 and first degree theft, both Class C felonies, and she was taken into custody on June 5. She is currently being held in the Marshall County Jail on a $20,000 cash only bond, and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 16 at 9:40 a.m.

An internet search revealed that Pollard previously appeared on the third season of the dance competition reality show “Joseline’s Cabaret” on the Zeus Network in 2022.