He allegedly paid his bills using routing numbers from the checks.
Patterson, of the Springfield Gardens section of Queens, was arrested following a joint investigation by Nassau police and U.S. postal inspectors.
He is charged with falsifying a business record, petit larceny, identity theft and unlawful possession of personal identification information.
He was arraigned Wednesday in First District Court in Hempstead.
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WEB PRODUCED BY: Bill King
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