Man accused of using woman to defraud Mid-South credit union of more than $60K

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A Memphis man with a history of fraud is back behind bars and accused of using a woman he knew through family members to defraud the Mid-South’s largest credit union.

Authorities arrested 34-year-old Randall Meridith on Tuesday. He is charged with felony property theft of between $60,000 and $250,000, and felony forgery of between $60,000 and $250,000.

According to the arrest affidavit, the case dates back to August 2023, when a fraud investigator for Orion Federal Credit Union filed a report with the Memphis Police Department.

He told police that a few months prior, a woman deposited a U.S. Treasury check made out to herself for $220,564.53.

Two days later, the woman returned to two different Orion locations and filled out four cashier checks totaling $50,000 ea