Seven charged in Towaoc check scheme

Seven people have been charged in a check cashing and wire transfer scheme that withdrew $17,599 from the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe government fund.

The felony charges were filed Dec. 13 in U.S. District Court in Durango, and are part of an ongoing investigation, said Jeff Dorschner, public affairs officer for the U.S. Department of Justice.

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