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N.J. U.S. Attorney: Ringleader of $2 Million Fraudulent Check Scheme Targeting Home Improvement Stores Sentenced to Prison
October 10, 2019
NEWARK, New Jersey, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, issued the following news release:

An Irvington, New Jersey, man has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for his role in a phony check scheme that stole more than $2 million in merchandise from multiple home improvement stores throughout the country, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.

Reginald Phillips, 56, of Irvington, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty b . . .

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