SIX DEFENDANTS CHARGED IN $650,000 AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELERS’ CHECKS FRAUD SCHEME

SIX DEFENDANTS CHARGED IN $650,000 AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELERS’ CHECKS FRAUD SCHEME

SANTA ANA – Six defendants have been charged for stealing over $650,000 from retail stores in a fraudulent scheme involving hundreds of forged American Express travelers’ checks. The defendants face various charges in a 99-count criminal complaint including felony second degree commercial burglary, felony forgery, felony street terrorism, misdemeanor receiving stolen property, sentencing enhancements for loss over $100,000, aggravated white collar crime over $500,000, property damage over $65,000, criminal street gang activity, and crime-bail-crime.