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Posted: Thursday, September 20th, 2012 8:58 AM HST

20-year sentence for Hawaii check forgery case

By Associated Press

HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii convict has been sentenced to 20 years because of thousands of dollars in phony checks. Denise Foster, who is also known as Godwyn Foster, was sentenced Wednesday on three counts of theft and 25 counts of forgery. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports she used forged checks for purchases that included a $20,000 charity donation, bail for two inmates and breast implants. Because of her prior convictions, the 41-year-old must serve at least six years and eight months before being eligible for parole. The judge ordered her to repay a Honolulu plastic surgeon $5,000 for breast implants paid for with a phony cashier's check.