Event Brief
Oct 13, 2026 at 2:20 PM ET
Tampa Woman Charged in Federal Treasury Check Scheme
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
A federal indictment charges Tampa resident Kristy Marie Bochecchio and two Brooklyn residents with conspiring to steal U.S. Treasury checks from the mail and cash them using counterfeit driver’s licenses. Prosecutors allege the defendants opened bank accounts in victims’ names to deposit the checks; each faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted on every count.
WHO: Kristy Marie Bochecchio of Tampa, along with Stanley Richardson Joseph and Kallie Nicole Valerie Halliday of Brooklyn, New York
WHAT: A federal indictment charges three people with conspiracy, theft of government money or property, and aggravated identity theft in an alleged Treasury check theft scheme.
WHEN: Reported Oct 13, 2026 at 1:09 PM ET
WHERE: Tampa, Florida
WHY: Prosecutors allege the charges stem from intercepting Treasury checks in the mail, creating counterfeit driver’s licenses with victims’ details, and depositing the checks into accounts opened in the victims’ names.
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