Story updated with a statement from Rocking M Media.

Salina Police are working two more business check forgery cases, and they now believe they have found a common denominator among the cases they are working.

B&K Prescription Shop, 601 East Iron, reported to police Thursday that two fraudulent checks for a total amount of $5,600 were written on its Bennington State Bank account to two individuals, Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester said Friday.

Additionally, the Joyce Volk Insurance Agency, 1716 Highland, reported that $35,000 worth of checks had gone through its Bank of Tescott account, Forrester said. According to Forrester, the amount could go as high as $93,000, but he did not say why that might happen.

Forrester said Volk had talked with some of the people who had received the checks and she was told that the people were told they would be paid for advertising the business on their vehicles. They were to keep a certain amount from the checks they received and wire the rest to a bank account, he said.

As for the common denominator among the business check forgery cases the Salina Police Department is working, Forrester said, “We have confirmed that the common denominator is Rocking M Media.”

Rocking M Media owns radio stations throughout the state. In the Salina area, Rocking M Media owns KSAL-AM, KSAL-FM, KDJM, KABI, KVOB, KYEZ, and KZUH.

Salina Police are encouraging businesses that do business with Rocking M to watch their bank accounts closely, Forrester added.

Rocking M Media-Salina General Manager Robert Protzman provided the following statement to Salina Post.

When we became aware of the issue we had our I/T Department thoroughly scan our email system to find any potential holes.  As potential issues were found they were addressed.  We have also applied a higher level of security to both our network and email system in particular.