Class Action Against Check-Cashing Store

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (CN) - Raqqa Inc. charges illegal fees for check cashing, a class action claims in Madison County Court.

Named plaintiff Laura Fincher says Raqqa charges more than 50 cents or 1 percent of the face value of the check, in violation of the Missouri Check Cashing Act. She says she was charged 3 percent of her check's face value.

She sued Raqqa Inc. and Abdalla Ibrahem. She is represented by Thomas Maag of Wood River.

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