Six charged in $650,000 check fraud scam
February 26, 2010
Total Loss:
$650,000
Six Los Angeles County residents were charged today with stealing more than $650,000 in a check fraud scheme that victimized retail stores, county prosecutors said. The defendants are: Tyrone Donte Gray, 33, Tyrica Jenice Goff, 30, Jazmine Williams, 21, Brittany Ellessee Myvett, 18, Niesha Sherri Johnson, 25 and Nedra Sherii Beard, 41, according to the Orange County District Attorney's office. The defendants used counterfeit American Express travelers' checks to defraud retail stores including T.J. Maxx, T.J. Maxx HomeGoods and Marshall's, prosecutors said. They bought items priced at more than $100, then returned some items to different stores within the same chain for cash, prosecutors said.
Source:
Orange County Register
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Check Fraud