PHILADELPHIA, PA — Federal prosecutors have charged two men in what authorities allege was a multi-state scheme to steal, alter, and cash U.S. Treasury checks worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to an indictment announced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
United States Attorney David Metcalf said Ibrahim Tougouma, 24, of Philadelphia, and Tyler Glenn-Hayward, 21, of Pennsauken, New Jersey, were charged by federal indictment with conspiracy to steal government funds, two counts of bank fraud, and possession of stolen mail. Glenn-Hayward was also charged with four counts of theft of government funds.
According to the indictment, between approximately May 2024 and August 2024, the defendants allegedly conspired with each other and others to steal Treasury checks issued by the federal government and convert the funds for personal use, despite knowing they were not entitled to the money…