Cashing Cheques

Nope. There are third-party check-cashing services that charge a fee, and, since they are mostly associated with people without bank accounts, have a somewhat seedy aura, but I've never heard it used to imply any particular criminal activity.

The only thing I can think of that might fit your description is that "he cashed his check" can be a euphemism to mean "he died", so if you cash

A quote from Charles Mason:

[Manson] In my whole life I burglarized a grocery store,
stole some nickels and dimes,
busted open a stamp machine,
stole a few automobiles, and cashed a couple checks.
I'm a petty car thief.
I've been with prostitutes and bums
and winos all my life.
The street is my world.
I don't, I don't pretend to go uptown and be anyt

Yeah, there's a good chance that's a euphemism for "murdered a couple people".

English 1b3tole a few automobiles, and cashed a couple checks.

I think he means just that, but they were bad checks.

enoonI think he means just that, but they were bad checks.

Yea, that's what I thought...

CSnyderYeah, there's a good chance that's a euphemism for "murdered a couple people".

I don't think so because his point in this speech is that he is no more than a petty car thief etc - not a killer, which is what he was imprisoned for.

I see what you mean. The more usual expression in that case is "bounced some checks".

CSnyderThe more usual expression in that case is "bounced some checks".

So you are suggesting he deliberately handed out checks, knowing he had insufficient funds...

But that still doesn't add up because the receiver cashes a check, whereas bouncing cheques is something done by the person who issues the check

All I can say is that it's a litany of crimes, and writing bad checks is a far more common crime than cashing fraudulent ones.