Hello All,

My name is Jack Ives and I am from Portland Oregon. I do freelance web design and it is typical for me to ship the cd's COD to the clients and they pay me. I always verify references before I ship. For this reason, I accept personal checks. Well, a couple weeks ago I shipped a CD with the files to a guy COD. He paid by check, not a problem, but when it came back the check was post-dated to 30 days from the day he received it. He was in Minnesota.

I cashed the check as normal (the check was around $5200). I got the check back a week later and it came back account closed. I am wondering what criminal action I can take in Portland Oregon to recover the funds for this check. Can I take any given as this check was post-dated? Am I just out all that money?

Also, if I can take criminal action, how far will it go? Will he be arrested in MN? Will the local MN police work with my local police? If they do arrest him will they extradite him? I just want to know so I can help decide what action to take if any! Any input would be appreciated. Thanks and have a great day!

Jack Ives