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Irvington Man Sentenced For Role In $2.4M Fake Check Scam Irvington Man Sentenced For Role In $2.4M Fake Check Scam
Irvington Man Sentenced For Role In $2.4M Fake Check Scam An Irvington man has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for taking part in a scam that cost home improvement stores millions of dollars, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.  Reginald Phillips, 56, had previously pleaded guilty to a count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Four others who took part in the scam had also pleaded guilty.  Philips was described as the ringleader of the scam by authorities.  For four years beginning in 2013, the scammers purchased expensive merchandise from stores in New Jersey and elsewhere on the East Coast using checks with false names but leg…

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by Paul Milo