Ringleader of Stolen Treasury Check Ring Sentenced to Prison

Office of Inspector General

Title:	Ringleader of Stolen Treasury Check Ring Sentenced to Prison
Date:	October 30, 2009
Type:	Investigation
Summary:	On October 30, 2009, U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced David Cooley, age 36, of Baltimore, MD, to 69 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release and ordered him to pay $104,446.35 in restitution for conspiracy to commit mail fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with a scheme to steal treasury checks from the mail and cash the checks using false identity documents. To date, 12 defendants have been convicted for their participation in this scheme. Altogether, the conspirators cashed over $100,000 in stolen United States Treasury checks. More than 50 individuals and businesses were victims of the scheme. This investigation was conducted jointly by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service; the U.S. Postal Service, Office of Inspector General; the U.S. Secret Service; the Department of Transportation, Office of Inspector General; the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Inspector General; and the District of Columbia Office of Inspector General. View USDOJ Press Release for more information.