Federal prosecutors say a Bergen County man helped move $12.5 million in stolen U.S. Treasury checks through a network of bank accounts and shell deposits. The charging documents describe something older than crypto and quieter than a Ponzi: paper, signatures, and a federal seal turned into a laundering machine.
Shannon Kurrie walked into banks in Michigan and Indiana with someone else's name in her hand. Federal prosecutors say she did it well enough to clear a quarter of a million dollars before the float ran out.
By Mark Tell · May 6
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