Lexington man accused of stealing almost $150,000 from his former employer
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- Miles Mason is accused of depositing 62 forged checks into two personal bank accounts.
- Investigators say the forged checks totaled $147,878.68 between October 2024 and May 2026.
- Mason was taken into custody at Blue Grass Airport on June 15 and held on a $100,000 bond.
A Lexington man has been accused of depositing almost $150,000 worth of forged checks from his former employer into his personal bank account.
Miles Mason, 45, is charged with 62 counts of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument and one count of theft by deception of $10,000 or more. Court documents say police first learned of the alleged theft May 5, when Wayne Michael Properties reported that Mason, a terminated employee, had been stealing money from the company by depositing forged checks into his bank account.
Police investigated the allegations and determined that Mason had deposited 62 forged checks from multiple accounts associated with the business into two personal bank accounts between October 2024 and May 2026. The checks were worth $147,878.68, according to court documents.
Mason admitted writing checks to himself May 5, but avoided being placed into custody until the amount he stole was determined, court documents say. Investigators later attempted to contact Mason after determining how much he stole, but didn’t answer the phone and was able to evade in-person contact.
Investigators later found out that Mason flew from Cincinnati to Portland May 25. Court documents say he was taken into custody at Blue Grass Airport Monday, June 15.
Mason is being held at the Fayette County Detention Center on a $100,000 bond, according to jail records. He is scheduled to be arraigned in Fayette District Court Tuesday.
