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11/21/2025
Fraud suspects tried to cash a stolen check from the US treasury - worth $27 million
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Four men in Florida have been accused of trying to cash a U.S. Treasury check worth a staggering $27 million, according to police.
The men were arrested at a restaurant in South Florida on November 10, WSBTV reports.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Carlos Manuel Villaneuva, 37, of Hialeah, Florida; Eric Renard Bedford, 44, of Houston; Jorge Cruz Garcia, 30, of Katy, Texas; and John Ryan Boxie, 43, of Houston were all arrested and will each face one count of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. and one count of theft of government property.
The U.S. Treasury check they attempted to cash was a tax refund check totaling $27,910,676.69, intended for a business in Richmond, Virginia.
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