Four Georgia men are accused of recruiting homeless and transient people from the Providence area to cash counterfeit business checks.
The scheme ran from about October 2018 until Feb. 5 of this year, involved more than 450 counterfeit checks and cost financial institutions an approximate loss of at least $450,000, court papers say.
It extended into Massachusetts, Connecticut and Maine, with homeless people in the Portland area allegedly recruited to cash checks.
The homeless people were recruited at places like Amos House, which provides services to people living with homelessness; Kennedy Plaza; and a McDonald s in Providence. People were paid $100 to $200 to cash the bogus checks, according to a news release from Acting U.S. Attorney Richard B. Myrus.
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