U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today that four men from southern New Jersey have been charged with conspiring to commit bank fraud by altering and cashing stolen checks.
Tracy Felder-Carter, Dante Ford, Quamell Keyes-Griffin, and Donovan Bunch are accused of obtaining checks stolen from the mail, increasing their value, and changing the payee names.
They then deposited or cashed these altered checks at banks across southern New Jersey and other locations. The conspiracy involved hundreds of checks, each worth several thousand dollars.
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The defendants appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Pascal today. If convicted, they could face up to 30 years in prison and a fine of up to $1 million.
The investigation was led by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service – Philadelphia Division, with assistance from the Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsauken Police Department, and Springfield Township Police Department. The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Bender.
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