VIDALIA — Seven people have been arrested following an investigation of more than $14,000 worth of forged checks on a local business’s account.

The investigation began June 2 when the Vidalia Police Department received a complaint someone tried to cash a forged check from Kaiser Mobile Mart at the Tensas State Bank branch in Vidalia, according to a news release from the VPD.

Officers arrested Robert Bernard Henry, 30, of Pass Christian, in connection with the incident, but during the investigation officers found six forged Kaiser checks were cashed and three others were attempted to be cashed with at Tensas Bank, and three other forged checks were cashed at Walmart in Vidalia.

The fraudulent checks totaled $14,312.38, according to the release, and seven of 12 suspects have been arrested.

Those arrested include:

-Henry, on a charge of forgery. He has been detained on a $10,000 bond.

-James Earl Banks, 24, of Natchez, on a charge of forgery. He has been detained on a $10,000 bond.

-Bianca McGowen, 23, of Angie, on a charge of forgery. She has been detained on a $20,000 bond.

-Trina Moffett, 49, of Gulfport, on charges of two counts forgery. She has been detained on a $40,000 bond.

-Kayler McGowen, 26, of Angie, on a charge of forgery. She is being detained on a $20,000 bond.

-Detricia Smith, 43, of Natchez, on a charge of forgery. She is being detained on a $20,000 bond.