Eight Charged in $3.4M St. Louis Check Scheme

Eight Charged in $3.4M St. Louis Check Scheme

ST. LOUIS, MO – September 26, 2026 (STL.News) Eight people have been indicted in a federal investigation into an alleged scheme involving $3.4 million in U.S. Treasury checks stolen from the mail, fraudulent identification documents, and attempts to obtain money through St. Louis-area financial institutions. Federal prosecutors say two of the defendants, Samuel Stewart, 27, of St. Louis, and Royce Finger, 22, of Maryland Heights, recruited homeless people to participate in the alleged scheme, providing them with housing and clothing and coaching them before taking them to financial institutions. The allegations are detailed in a federal indictment announced by

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