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NJ Woman Swiped Check From Chester County Mailbox, Altered It To $13K, Cops Say NJ Woman Swiped Check From Chester County Mailbox, Altered It To $13K, Cops Say
NJ Woman Swiped Check From Chester County Mailbox, Altered It To $13K, Cops Say A Garden State woman is wanted in Chester County for forging a check, authorities say.  Jada M. Collins, a 21-year-old Linden, New Jersey resident, is accused of stealing a check from the mailbox of a business in East Goshen, police said in a statement. Investigators believe Collins swiped a check from the business' mailbox and altered it to read $13,000, and then deposited that amount in her own account.  Westtown-East Goshen police ask anyone with knowledge of her whereabouts — "or, if she herself sees this" — to contact Det. David Hale at dhale@wegopd.o…

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by Mac Bullock
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$6 MILLION SCAM: Man Admits Role In Nigerian Bank Fraud Network Operating In NJ, PA, MD $6 MILLION SCAM: Man Admits Role In Nigerian Bank Fraud Network Operating In NJ, PA, MD
$6 Million Scam: Man Admits Role In Nigerian Bank Fraud Network Operating In NJ, PA, MD A member of a sophisticated Nigerian-based fraud ring admitted his role in a massive conspiracy that scammed banks in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland out of $6 million. Ayanniyi Alayande, 47, of Darby, PA wasn't involved in the crudely constructed "Nigerian prince" emails schemes of the past. He ran with a ring that altered and cashed business checks stolen from the mail, authorities said. Alayande is the first of 12 defendants in the case to take a deal from the government and plead guilty rather than face trial. Members of the highly organized group altered the payee on the checks …

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by Jerry DeMarco