BOCA RATON, FL (Boca Post) (Copyright © 2026) — A Boca Raton woman is facing felony charges after Palm Beach Police say she deposited a counterfeit check worth more than $45,000 tied to a well-known Palm Beach institution.
Alexandra Charlotte Kaiser, 31, of Boca Raton, was arrested and booked into the Palm Beach County Jail on charges of grand theft, uttering a forged check, and criminal use of personal identification information. The case stems from a January fraud report involving the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach.
According to a probable cause affidavit filed by the Palm Beach Police Department, the investigation began after the museum’s chief operating officer was alerted by Northern Trust Bank to suspicious activity on a museum account. A check numbered 43631, made payable to Kaiser in the amount of $45,851.17, had been flagged as counterfeit and deposited into a personal bank account.
Museum officials reported they still had possession of that same check, which had been written out to another recipient and never authorized for payment to Kaiser. The museum indicated it intended to pursue charges.
Bank records obtained through subpoena showed the check was deposited in person at a JP Morgan Chase branch on January 28, 2026. The funds cleared and were credited to Kaiser’s account the same day. Days later, on February 2, the full amount was withdrawn and returned to the bank.
Surveillance footage from the bank captured the transaction. Investigators say the video shows Kaiser approaching a teller, handing over the check, inserting her debit card, and completing the deposit using her PIN.
The debit card used during the transaction had previously been issued to Kaiser and mailed to a Boca Raton address linked to her. Additional law enforcement records showed she had prior contact with deputies at that same residence in late 2025.
Palm Beach Police Detective Erick Ward later contacted Kaiser by phone during the investigation. In a recorded interview, Kaiser admitted to depositing the check into her account.
She told investigators she had been approached by an acquaintance and arranged to meet an unknown man while in New York for a modeling-related trip. During that meeting, she was given the check.
Kaiser said she knowingly deposited the counterfeit check after returning to Florida. She told investigators she believed that if the check cleared, she would keep half of the money and send the remaining portion to another party involved in the arrangement.
Investigators concluded there was probable cause that Kaiser knowingly used funds from the victim’s account with the intent to deprive the museum of property valued over $750, meeting the threshold for grand theft under Florida law.
She was also charged with uttering a forged check, which involves knowingly presenting a false or altered financial instrument for payment, and criminal use of personal identification information, related to the unauthorized use of account details tied to the victim.
Court records show Kaiser remained in custody following her April 14, 2026 booking, with bond set at $20,000 on the grand theft and forged check charges and $5,000 on the identity-related charge.
A judge found probable cause for the charges and ordered no contact with the victim, including the Flagler Museum. The case has been scheduled for further court proceedings, including a return hearing and initial case conference in the coming weeks.
The investigation and arrest were handled by the Palm Beach Police Department.
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