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$12.6M Scheme: Westchester Man Tried Cashing COVID Relief Check For Hospital, DA Says $12.6M Scheme: Westchester Man Tried Cashing COVID Relief Check For Hospital, DA Says
$12.6M Scheme: Westchester Man Tried Cashing COVID Relief Check For Hospital, DA Says A 24-year-old Westchester man is one of eight gang members accused of trying to steal a COVID-19 relief check worth over $12 million and using it to instead purchase luxury items, officials announced.  New Rochelle resident Souleman Traore, also known as "Solo," was one of eight alleged members or associates of the "Shiesty 66" gang indicted for a bank fraud scheme involving federal COVID relief funds, Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark announced on Friday, Oct. 18. According to Clark's office, the investigation leading to the arrests began in November 2021 after a report of shots fi…

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