Case Study: Smith County recovers $140,000+ from bad checks and speeds investigations with LexisNexis Risk Solutions' Accurint

Rubber Check Rodeo Tracking Down the Authors of Bad Checks in Texas

Smith County’s fourth precinct in northeast Texas, led by Constable John Smith, was burdened with thousands of outstanding warrants and boxes of bad checks dating back decades. A large, transient university population made locating check writers exceptionally difficult, consuming excessive staff hours and diverting resources from other policing priorities.

After adopting LexisNexis Accurint, the office used driver’s license and name-based searches to locate individuals quickly—achieving a 95% success rate for many cases—and cut search time from hours or days to minutes. The precinct has recovered more than $140,000 (about $8,000 per week), returned funds to retailers, collected fines, and significantly reduced investigation time with a tool that required minimal training.

Smith County

John Smith

Constable