Florida sheriff breaks up alleged massive gang check fraud conspiracy

A monolithic cheque fraud conspiracy resulted successful the arrests of 3 pack members pursuing a yearslong investigation, authorities announced connected Tuesday.

The alleged crimes victimized 200 radical and businesses successful Polk County, according to a property merchandise from the U.S. Department of Justice. 

Back successful June 2022, Polk County Sheriff's bureau deputies responded to a telephone astatine a state presumption resulting successful the hunt for Tyler Jacob, a convicted felon known to beryllium a subordinate of the "Trap Boys" gang.

Although Jacob had tried to tally distant erstwhile helium was apprehended, helium was recovered with a handgun, ammunition, galore fraudulent checks, checks that had been returned arsenic altered, idiosyncratic accusation of different radical written successful a notebook, 27 debit cards successful different people's names, a machine and a compartment phone, FOX 13 Tampa Bay reported. 

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Polk County Sheriff's Office and different bureau investigators stock grounds located successful "Operation Spin Cycle," resulting successful the apprehension of 3 pack members. (Polk County Sheriff's Office)

The checks Jacob was recovered with allegedly belonged to businesses that had reported fraud connected their checking accounts, and had been deposited into the accounts associated with the debit cards, U.S. Attorney Mark Handberg said. 

Following a hunt warrant execution connected Jacob's computer, investigators recovered check-writing bundle and copies of fraudulent checks, Handberg added.

Deputies aboriginal determined the accusation successful the notebook was stolen and belonged to dormant people, radical who lived successful assisted surviving facilities and radical who were mentally incompetent, FOX 13 reported. 

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The 3 pack members were arrested for their alleged engagement successful a monolithic cheque fraud conspiracy. (Polk County Sheriff's Office)

Suspect Jaquavious Green was stopped connected weapon charges erstwhile helium was discovered to person blank checks, blank cheque paperwork and debit cards. Green besides belongs to the "Trap Boys" gang, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said. 

A akin communicative ensued erstwhile a 3rd alleged pack member, Daquan Carey, was arrested connected execution charges pursuing a shooting successful Lake Wales. 

"When we arrested him, we fought with him," Judd said during the presser. "Our deputies enactment their lives connected the line, and they got a weapon retired of his waistband. What other did helium have? Checks, recognition cards, and truthful we saw that we person the opening of a ample cognition here."

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said the "Trap Boys" pack was "flushed" down the toilet. (Polk County Sheriff's Office/Facebook)

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Jacob and astatine slightest 19 conspirators are believed to person worked from July 2021 to November 2023 defrauding banks, recognition unions and businesses passim central Florida. 

"These guys were benignant of instrumental for this pack they telephone the ‘Trap Boys’," Judd said. "In fact, Tyler Jacob was known arsenic the ‘Money Man’. He benignant of perfected the strategy and was teaching it and bringing radical in…. But, conjecture what? We flushed the ‘Trap Boys.’ They cease to exist. They’re successful the toilet and down successful the sewer. We’re going aft their accomplices now. There are much flushes for this toilet."