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By Christopher Magan, Staff Writer 11:32 PM Friday, June 26, 2009

The second of four men accused of passing thousands of dollars worth of bad checks in Beavercreek and at Wright State University has pleaded not guilty to 12 felony counts.

Amir Shabazz, 26, remains in the Greene County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bond after pleading not guilty in Common Pleas court to racketeering, complicity and passing bad checks charges.

Justin A. Jackson, 21, pleaded not guilty June 19 to similar charges.

Shabazz and Jackson, along with Harold T. Freeman III, 26, and Trenton M. Spencer, 24, are accused of passing the checks since October 2008, Fairborn police Sgt. Matthew Ricketts said.

Police suspect Freeman and Spencer may be in New York or Virginia.

Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2342 or cmagan@DaytonDailyNews.com.

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