A former Bethlehem woman is accused of passing a bad check for $7,500 that was supposed to be used by the buyers of her property for repairs.
Sophia Badura, new address unknown, on May 27 allegedly passed the bad check for the home being sold in the 1400 block of Fourth Street in Bethlehem. The transaction was made during the sales agreement, in which Badura made the check out to Coldwell Banker in Bethlehem Township and the money was placed into escrow for the buyers to use for home repairs, township police said.
The check later was returned by Lafayette Bank as having insufficient funds, according to police. Coldwell Banker wrote Badura on June 15 and gave her 10 days to respond, in which no response was made by July 6, police said.
Badura also allegedly failed to return a voicemail message left by Coldwell Banker on her phone on June 22.
Badura is charged with passing a bad check. She was arraigned Sunday before District Judge Robert Hawke, who set bail at $10,000. In lieu of bail, Badura was taken to Northampton County Prison.
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