Photo: Rob Kohl

FORT LAUDERDALE – Rob Kohl, 35 of Wilton Manors is currently being held in the Broward County jail charged with two counts of grand theft, one count of petit theft and one count of cashing a forged check. Kohl was a former employee of Mark’s List and did advertising sales for Florida Agenda newspaper and Mark magazine.

According to Chris Caputo, Kohl’s roommate, on Thursday morning, March 3, Caputo went online to check his bank account and noticed that a check had been written on his account for $600 and made out to Kohl. Caputo confronted Kohl concerning the check and Kohl denied any knowledge. Upon looking at the back of the check online, Caputo said that he noticed that it had been withdrawn through a bank in Texas. When Caputo contacted the bank, they told him it cashed through a Ft. Lauderdale check cashing store here. Caputo then contacted the check cashing store which confirmed to Caputo that Kohl was a regular customer.

Caputo also claimed that Kohl had pawned a television set owned by Caputo without Caputo’s permission. Upon investigation, Wilton Manors police found out that there was already an arrest warrant pending on Kohl.

Another man has come forward as a victim of Kohl. The local man stated that he had become friends with Kohl over a few months and that Kohl had lied to him, and pretended he had cancer. He asked him for $1,500 for some treatment he was going to have. The man lent him the money and even had Kohl sign a repayment agreement. A few weeks after this Kohl gave him a check which bounced.

Victims of Kohl are urged to come forward. Please contact Investigator Cameron on 954–828-4224.