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Aspiring Rapper, Two Others Charged in $8.1 Million Check-Cashing Scheme
Federal prosecutors say the trio passed more than 50 Treasury checks and hundreds of others, with losses totaling about $8.1 million.
- On Friday, the Justice Department indicted Los Angeles-area rapper Ada William Obayuwana, Albert Tai Vu, and Cassandra Marie Murrillo in a 25-count case involving an $8.1 million stolen-check scheme spanning Southern California.
- Operating between April 2022 and December 2023, the suspects allegedly targeted tax refunds, Social Security payments, and veterans' benefits by forging endorsements on hundreds of checks belonging to individuals and businesses.
- Vu allegedly attempted to cash $2.15 million in Treasury checks, while Obayuwana cashed a check for $229,109 and used proceeds to purchase a Range Rover; authorities found more than 100 fraudulent checks in his vehicle.
- Obayuwana and Vu remain in custody, while Murrillo is expected to surrender to federal authorities in Los Angeles on Monday; the suspects potentially face up to 30 years in prison for each bank fraud charge.
- The operation totaled approximately $6 million in recovered checks across three Southern California counties; if convicted, defendants face additional prison time for money laundering and aggravated identity theft charges per the Justice Department.
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An aspiring rapper is among three people charged in a federal case alleging they stole more than $8.1 million through a scheme involving U.S. Treasury checks and other checks belonging to individuals and businesses. Ada William Obayuwana, 31, also known as “ColdheartedAC” and “AC,” of Quartz Hill, was arrested alongside Albert Tai Vu, 28, of […] The post Aspiring LA Rapper and Two Others Allegedly Orchestrate $8,100,000 Check Fraud Scheme appear…
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