A federal grand jury has indicted five people on fraud charges. One of them, Tryston Tremaine Vaughn, is accused of leading a scheme to steal checks. He allegedly recruited postal workers to take checks from mail routes.
These stolen checks were then sold through an online channel. The total value of the stolen checks is over $23 million. Further details about the case and the indictment are available from the source, including information about Vaughn's other legal issues.
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