FORSYTH COUNTY — A Cumming woman has been charged with financial fraud and forgery after reportedly writing more than 30 checks from a fake account, putting some 40 businesses out a total of about $13,000.

Stephanie Burton, 38, supposedly wrote checks for everyday transactions between April and November 2015 that varied in amounts, though many were less than $100, according to numerous incident reports from the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office.

The transactions ranged from groceries and meals to gas and retail purchases.

The forgery was listed as a felony charge, said Epifanio Rodriguez, a spokesman for the agency, warranting a $56,210 bond. Burton, who was arrested Dec. 9, remained in the Forsyth County Jail as of Wednesday.

Rodriguez said Burton is accused of opening a fake savings withdrawal account in her mother’s name, a type of marriage account circa the 1990s that is no longer used in banking.

Her mother was thought to be unaware of her daughter’s actions.

The investigation began in November. There are 32 separate case numbers relating to Burton and these charges, involving a “long list” of locations and victims “all over the county.”

Burton is also suspected of running a similar scheme in other counties, including neighboring Dawson and Gwinnett, Rodriguez said.

This marked the third time Burton was arrested in 2015.

On April 1, she was charged with obtaining drugs by fraud, Rodriguez said.

She was then arrested on April 6, though it was unclear whether that was a rebooking or a separate charge.

Burton has a warrant out of Dawson County, meaning she will be taken directly to Dawson’s jail immediately upon posting bond in Forsyth.