PHOENIX — A West Valley man is headed to prison after admitting to stealing over $8 million in a check theft scheme involving the U.S. mail service, according to the United States Attorney’s Office District of Arizona (USAO).
Cory Jermaine White, 31, of Goodyear, was sentenced to nine years in prison on Wednesday after pleading guilty to conspiring to commit bank and wire fraud and money laundering in December 2024.
A press release from USAO said that the scheme took place over multiple years and involved White and six co-conspirators, who were not named but have already entered guilty pleas and received prison sentences.
How did the check theft scheme work?
In the scheme, one co-conspirator would steal a parcel of mail containing a check meant for a legitimate business…