Aspiring Rapper Among 3 Defendants Charged with Scheming to Cash More Than $8.1 Million in Stolen Checks

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

An aspiring rapper is among two defendants arrested – and a total of three defendants charged – in a 25-count federal grand jury indictment alleging they illegally possessed more than 50 stolen United States Treasury checks and hundreds of other checks belonging to individuals and businesses, totaling more than $8.1 million, then cashed and attempted to cash stolen checks at lenders throughout Southern California, the Justice Department announced today.