Two men sentenced for roles in check cashing ring and ATM fraud

In April 2007, law enforcement officials started investigating Aldred's involvement in a stolen check cashing ring. They discovered that between February and June 2007, Aldred cashed more than $500,000 in stolen United States Treasury checks. Aldred used fraudulent Georgia driver's licenses and cashed the checks under the guise that he was working with an income tax preparer and the stolen checks were tax refund checks. In November 2007, officials with banking and debit card processing companies notified law enforcement that bank accounts, including those of military service members, had been fraudulently accessed. During the investigation, law enforcement officials learned that Aldred, Bratton and other unidentified co-conspirators obtained stolen debit card numbers and purchased more than $230,000 in money orders. Aldred and Bratton were identified in video surveillance buying money orders using the stolen debit card numbers. Posted in: Check Fraud