Detectives said David Woynowskie taunted them while they investigated the suspected check fraud suspect.

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David Woynowskie, pleading guilty in Washington County.

But while in court to plead guilty to 20 charges Friday, his attorney said Woynowskie was “nervous and shaking.”

The lead investigator said Woynowskie sent him a Christmas card during the investigation.

“It was signed by him saying, catch me if you can,” said Washington County Detective Kip Branch.

Woynowskie received a 26 month sentence for writing more than 350 bad checks. He will start that sentence after serving a two-year sentence for similar crimes in Clark County. He also faces jail time in Multnomah and Marion Counties.

He used information from a stolen wallet to create false checks. Police said he used the checks to purchase items at stores like Sears and would return the item to another Sears store for cash.

Between November 2003 and March 2006 Woynowskie made an estimated $60,000 with his checks.

Detectives call him a prolific offender. Not for the money he made, but because of the number of bad checks he was able to turn into cash.

Police said he told them he did the crimes to support himself because he was too lazy to work.

“To me it didn’t make sense,” said Detective Branch, “For all the time that took, why not just get a job?”