HONESDALE, PA — Jean Takacs, last known address in Kansas City KS, has been returned to Wayne County PA having been charged with Forgery, Identity Theft, and Theft on May 4,  2022. Bail was set at $100,000 for each Defendant. The Defendant is scheduled to appear at central court on August 23, 2023. A copy of the complaints is provided herein for further information.  

On October 28, 2021, the Defendant produced and cashed forged checks at five different Wayne Bank locations. The cashed checks totaled $13,910.  

On August 14, Wayne County Detectives traveled to Missouri to transport the defendant back to Pennsylvania.  

District Attorney Howell commented that individuals involved in schemes and crime sprees will be tracked down and returned to face the crimes charged against them.  

The defendant was charged with similar offenses in Kansas as well.  A copy of the criminal complaint is included with this release. 

*The filing of criminal charges is not evidence of guilt but simply a description of the charge made by the Commonwealth against a defendant. A charged Defendant is presumed innocent until a jury returns a unanimous finding that the Commonwealth has proven the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt or until the defendant enters a guilty plea to the charges.*