A 45-year-old man has admitted to a $19,000 cheque fraud.
Between July 25 to 26 last year, Todd Michael Smith used a stolen ANZ cheque book to receive a total of $19,100 in cash.
Smith pleaded guilty when he appeared in the Whanganui District Court on Tuesday to four charges of obtain by deception over $1000.
The police summary of facts stated Smith committed the fraud through four visits to three different Wellington banks over 25 hours.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Stephen Butler said Smith was at ANZ Bank Kilbirnie on July 25.