U.S. District Judge Madeline Haikala sentenced Mekhi Diwone Harris, 25, 10 years in prison and ordered him to forfeit $160,000.Harris in April pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud.
A Birmingham man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role running an app-based and seemingly lucrative fake check scheme that allegedly took more than $10 million from businesses, charitable groups and individuals.
“Check fraud is a growing national problem,” Northern District of Alabama U.S. Attorney Prim Escalona said Thursday. “That is in no small part due to Telegram channels like the one run by the defendant, which operated as a one-stop shop for other scammers to purchase stolen financial instruments.” During the investigation, she said, she has observed the administrator post thousands of stolen or fraudulent checks on the “Work Related Slips” Telegram channel.
Harris’ transaction history, authorities said, contained description of transactions that appear to reflect the purchase of stolen or fraudulent checks. The descriptions reference “GRAMZ &scams,” “slips,” and “food.”
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