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Vance White, a 40-year-old Chicago man, methodically defrauded retail stores across the Midwest and beyond, using counterfeit checks to pay for merchandise and then returning it for cash at other outlets of the same store.
Over four years, White bilked stores in the Northern District of Indiana and at least 25 other states of $264,705.53, which he’ll now repay in restitution.
White’s scheme was so brazen that he operated in Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota, among other places, evading capture until Homeland Security Investigations and the US Customs and Border Protection finally brought him down.
Assistant US Attorney Luke N. Reilander prosecuted the case, which led to White’s guilty plea and a 46-month prison sentence, followed by two years of supervised release.
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📋 Key Facts
- Crime: White Collar Crime
- Defendant: Indiana
- Location: IN
- Source: DOJ Press Release
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