Rochester Hills Man Gets 10 Years in $63M Check Fraud

Jaiswan Williams, a leader in a $63 million scheme to steal and sell checks, was sentenced on Wednesday to 10 years and two months in prison. The 32-year-old and three co-defendants allegedly orchestrated the theft and sale of thousands of checks via online channels. Williams and Daquan Foreman accepted checks from postal workers Vanessa Hargrove and Crystal Jenkins, then marketed them under aliases like "Whole Foods Slipsss" and "Uber Eats Slips."

Authorities determined that more than 10,000 checks, with a combined value exceeding $63 million, were listed for sale. Williams' sentence also accounts for a 2022 conviction involving $1.5 million in fraudulent pandemic unemployment insurance claims. The scheme's impact on citizens relying on the postal service was highlighted by postal inspectors.