Three bank trade associations recommended phasing out paper checks to reduce government payment fraud in a joint statement ...

"We're excited to offer this new tool in the banking industry's ongoing fight against fraud, and we appreciate the Treasury Department's support for this new platform," said Rob N ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — A Pawtucket man was sentenced on Tuesday for defrauding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

According to an indictment, Tauheed Tucker, 23, and Saahir Irby, 27, stole thousands of envelopes containing U.S. Treasury checks while working as USPS mail processing clerks.

A Delaware County resident was among four charged by federal authorities Wednesday in a far-reaching scheme to steal, resell and cash in on $80 million in U.S. Treasury checks. Alexander Telewoda ...

Sometimes, that includes intercepting checks sent by the federal government in the form of U.S. Treasury tax refunds. Countless taxpayers annually fall victim — many unknowingly — to this […] ...

As alleged, each of the U.S. Treasury checks the defendants stole represented a tax refund or tax credit due to a bona fide taxpayer, but had been altered to be funneled into shell companies the ...

A former Glastonbury postal carrier has admitted to stealing a U.S. Treasury check while working for the U.S. Postal Service. Ernesto Rodriguez, Jr., 31, formerly of East Hartford and currently ...

In October 2021, Rodriguez stole a U.S. Treasury tax refund check in the amount of $4,943.17 from the mail before it was delivered to an address on his route. On Oct. 23, 2021, Rodriguez deposited ...

Over half a million people still get their Social Security benefits via paper checks. They’ll need a waiver by the end of ...

Two former U.S. postal workers have been charged with stealing over $80 million in U.S. Treasury checks. Tauheed Tucker, 23, and Saahir Irby, 27, both of Philadelphia are charged with charged with ...