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GoLocalProv | NEW: Four Charged in Scheme Using and Threatening Homeless Individuals in RI to Cash Bogus Checks


The Office of the U.S Attorney for RI announced the charges on Thursday.
The U.S. Attorney s Office for Rhode Island announced Thursday that four men from the Atlanta, Georgia area were charged in federal court in Providence for allegedly operating a long-running scheme in which homeless and transient individuals from the Providence area were recruited to cash counterfeit business checks in exchange for a cash payment.
About Scheme
 
It is alleged in court documents that homeless individuals enlisted by the Georgia men were driven to financial institutions in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, and elsewhere, provided bogus business checks made out to them, and were instructed to cash the checks using their Rhode Island ID card or driver’s license for identification. The individuals were told to return to the vehicle with the cash and in return were paid between $100 and $200. ....

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