Six people have been federally indicted in Minnesota in a scheme prosecutors say turned business checks stolen from the mail into more than $1.5 million in successful thefts from Twin Cities financial institutions.
Willie Roy Turner Jr., 29, of Chicago, identified by prosecutors as the lead defendant, made his initial court appearance September 4. Turner and five co-defendants were indicted by a federal grand jury on June 26, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota.
Federal prosecutors say the operation ran from at least November 2022 through September 2024 and involved checks payable to or drawn from victim businesses, fraudulent identification documents and unauthorized bank accounts. Alpha News reported that at least 15 Minnesota banks, credit unions or other financial institutions were identified as victims in the indictment.
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