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12/12/2025
Illinois man pleads guilty in Missouri to stolen check scheme
KTTN.com
A Waukegan, Illinois, man admitted Monday that he traveled through Missouri and multiple other states while carrying out a scheme built on stolen checks and falsified identification, ultimately using the stolen mail to open unauthorized bank accounts and attempt large-dollar deposits.
According to federal court records, 28-year-old Terry Carter-Kilgore pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one count of bank fraud. Prosecutors stated that the scheme spanned approximately 1.7 years, from December 2022 to August 2024, during which he acquired checks stolen from the U.S. Mail. He then used driver’s licenses bearing his photograph but containing other people’s personal information, along with fabricated business documents, to open accounts in Missouri and other states under names matching those on the stolen checks.
Investigators said Carter-Kilgore either deposited or attempted to deposit at least six stolen checks totaling $214,935.
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