Seven Men Arrested for Fraud in Phoenix

Police in Phoenix are happy to report that after a seven month long investigation, they were able to arrest seven men who were acting as a criminal syndicate.

Officers arrested 21-year-old Calvin Howard, 20-year-old Darmon Lee, 23-year-old Christopher Roy, 20-year-old Tony Blue, 25-year-old Darnell Lemons, 21-year-old Tymothy McCrun and 21-year-old Stevvan Loai after grueling investigative work. 

According to the police, the seven men defrauded several local banks and bank customers through a "check kiting" scheme.  In order to get the scheme to work, the men recruited numerous Arizona State University students to participate.  The participants would then open bank accounts and cash checks.  These checks would then go toward paying the party crew, who managed to steal $55,000.

Later, police discovered that over 50% of the checks given to the students were stolen or forged by members of the syndicate.  The seven men were also involved in other felony and misdemeanor offenses throughout Scottsdale, Mesa and Chandler.

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