$39K In Gap Farm Checks Stolen, Cashed In Chicago: Fugitive Wanted In Fraud Scheme
A Chicago man is wanted for stealing and altering nearly $40,000 in checks from a Pennsylvania farm supply company — then cashing them across state lines in an elaborate fraud scheme, authorities announced on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
Patrick L. Tribune, 36, swiped four checks intended for White Horse Machine LLC, a farm equipment company based in Gap, PA, police said. The checks, originally mailed in October 2024, were intercepted, re-written, and funneled into a PNC Bank account in Chicago, according to Ephrata Police.
The total damage: $39,181.
The scheme was uncovered after Ephrata Nation…
Trio Ran $500K Luxury Car ID Theft Ring On LI, Dragged Cop While Fleeing: DOJ
Three men are accused of running a sophisticated identity theft ring that used stolen personal information of unsuspecting victims to buy luxury cars—some of which were stored on Long Island.
The defendants—Tiansi Gong, 26, of Manhattan; Kevin McCarthy, 31, of Selden; and Matthew Hibner, 36, of Huntington Station—are accused of conspiring to obtain high-end vehicles using stolen identities, then stashing the cars at a lot on Zorn Avenue in Yaphank.
Investigators determined that the scheme involved more than $500,000 in fraudulent vehicle loans tied to at least 35 identity theft victims, acc…
