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PHILADELPHIA, PA — Agents from the Attorney General’s Organized Crime Section have arrested 10 Philadelphia residents accused of participating in an organization allegedly responsible for producing and cashing approximately $40,000 worth of counterfeit business checks.

Kelly said the checking account details for at least four businesses were allegedly copied and stolen by a former teller at a Sovereign Bank branch located in Dresher, Montgomery County, identified as Latosha Mabry, 25, of 2119 Anchor St., Philadelphia.

According to the criminal complaint, Mabry provided the stolen information to an individual known only by the nickname, “Beans,” who allegedly operated a counterfeit check scheme.

Other participants in the scheme allegedly opened personal bank accounts, deposited counterfeit checks into those accounts and then used ATM machines to withdraw cash, or allowed their bank cards to be used for cash withdrawals, before the fraud was discovered. In most cases the forged checks, were for amounts ranging from $3,000 to $5,500.

Kelly said that in at least one instance, Christopher Canty allegedly served as a recruiter and intermediary for the organization – approaching August Pauline about participating in the scheme and then purportedly arranging a meeting between Pauline and “Beans” in order to transfer a counterfeit check to be deposited and cashed.

Pauline allegedly drew others into the operation – contacting Tyisha Nixon about making money cashing counterfeit checks.

Others accused of depositing counterfeit checks as part of this scheme include Salahudin McDowell, Katrina Love, Tyisha Nixon, Latasha Buie, Terrance Joyner, Michael Bullins and Jesse Warren, all of Philadelphia. All were allegedly approached by various unnamed members of the organization with solicitations to participate in the scheme.

According to the criminal complaint, many of the participants were paid $300 to $400 in order to open bank accounts, deposit the counterfeit checks and then turn over their debit cards so that stolen funds could be withdrawn.

Kelly said that investigators have identified approximately $40,000 in transactions involving counterfeit checks that were cashed by members of this organization. Efforts to identify other participants and organizers of this scheme are ongoing.

The defendants will be prosecuted in Montgomery County by Chief Deputy Attorney General Erik L. Olsen of the Attorney General’s Organized Crime Section.

Kelly thanked the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office and Sovereign Bank for their cooperation and assistance with this ongoing investigation.

All of the defendants were taken into custody on Tuesday, December 18th and preliminarily arraigned before Ambler Magisterial District Judge Patricia Zaffarano.

The following is a list of the defendants who have been charged:

Latosha Denise Mabry, 25, 2119 Anchor St., Philadelphia.

Christopher Canty, 30, 5427 Master St., Philadelphia.

August Pauline, 35, 4600 Fairmount Ave., Philadelphia.

Tyisha Nixon, 19, 3820 Fairmount Ave, Philadelphia.

Salahudin McDowell, 35, 1936 W. Ontario St., Philadelphia.

Katrina Love, 38, 1217 W. Cumberland St., Philadelphia.

Latasha Buie, 35, 2129 E. Birch St., Philadelphia.

Terrance Joyner, 19, 6223 Webster St., Philadelphia.

Michael Bullins, 35, 3744 N. Bouvier St., Philadelphia.

Jesse Warren, 26, 5313 Upland St., Philadelphia (currently incarcerated on unrelated charges).

Each of the defendants has been charged with forgery, which is a second-degree felony punishable by up to ten years in prison and a $15,000 fine.

Additionally, the defendants are all charged with theft by unlawful taking, theft by deception, receiving stolen property, identify theft and criminal conspiracy, all third-degree felonies which are each punishable by up to seven years in prison and $15,000 fines.

They are also charged with bad checks, a first-degree misdemeanor punishable by up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine, along with securing documents by deception, a second-degree misdemeanor punishable by up to two years in prison and a $5,000 fine.

(A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty.)

Latosha Denise Mabry

Christopher Canty

August Pauline

Tyisha Nixon

Salahudin McDowell

Katrina Love

Latasha Buie

Terrance Joyner

Michael Bullins

Jesse Warren

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CRBA Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

• Q: When does the season start and end? A: It varies slightly by grade, but generally, intramural practices begin in Mid-November, games begin the first weekend in December, and the league ends in Mid-March. (Travel is different and varies considerably by age group.)
• Q: Where and when are the intramural games played?  They are played in the school gyms of the Council Rock School District. The following table shows the most likely game day by age group.

Age Group	Game Day
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Boys 3rd	Saturday
Boys 4th	Saturday
Boys 5th	Saturday
Boys 6th	Saturday
Boys 7th	Sunday
Boys 8th	Saturday
Boys 9th	Saturday
Boys 10th	Saturday plus some weeknights
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Girls 3rd-4th	Sunday
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Girls 7th-8th	Sunday
Girls HS	Saturday

• Q: When is practice? My daughter has religious instruction class and cannot attend on Wednesdays.  A: Practice nights are a single weeknight, and they vary by team. You can designate one (and only one) weeknight when your son/daughter will be unable to practice.
• Q: I signed my son/daughter for travel. What happens if he/she isn’t selected?  In that case, she/he will be assigned to an intramural team, and your travel payment will be refunded (if payment was made on-line) or shredded (if by check).
• Q: I need to withdraw my child from the league. I told the coach before the first game, but now you say I cannot get a refund. Why? When players withdraw once the teams have been formed, it creates huge problems for us as a league. While it may be unavoidable at times, it is fundamentally unfair to the coach and the other players on the team. Our main goal is to make sure that teams are balanced in terms of numbers of players as well as skills. When players withdraw after we draft or form the teams, it means that (1) a spot that could have been given to another player has not been filled because we closed down registration once our maximum number for that age group was reached; (2) the competitive balance of the teams has been affected; and, (3) we have probably incurred costs for credit card processing and Active.com registration site fees. Also, gym fees and referee fees are not reduced just because that team has one fewer player.
• Q: When completing the online registration, it charges you $280 for travel. Is that correct?  A: The overall fee for the kids who play travel is $280. The uniform alone is over $80, and we are generally playing in more than one league now, which has higher league fees than Suburban or NESAC alone. Last year we had to go back and assess an additional fee to break even. If the player is not selected for travel and plays intramural, the travel premium is refunded.
• Q: What is your policy on “student coaches?”  A: We encourage players who have come up through the CRBA system to “give back” to the program by volunteering their time. As a general rule, coaches must be in at least tenth grade, be active participants in our program (as players), and they should be willing to coach in an age group at least four years younger than their own. The approval of the board is necessary, and is given on a case-by-case basis, depending on the needs of the program. Students wishing to volunteer should download this form and mail it to us at CRBA, PO Box 550, Richboro, PA 18954.
• Q: My son is in second grade and last year he absolutely destroyed all of the other first graders on my driveway court. I think he will be very bored at the lack of a challenge in your second grade program. Do you have an “under 40 pound” travel team? I want to establish a proper foundation for his inevitable NBA career. A: Okay, take a deep breath. We have never heard a second grader complain about the lack of a challenge when he is one of the better players in his league, as a matter of fact, most of them enjoy it. It’s the parents who fret about the lack of expert competition. We would strongly encourage you to let him enjoy 2nd and 3rd grade instructional play and then, if he is still a “superstar,” he can try out for travel at the start of the 4th grade year.
• Q: My son is in sixth grade, and he is very talented. I would like him to play on a seventh grade intramural team. Can this be arranged? A: In terms of your son “playing up” into the next higher grade, we used to allow that and it was not a success. We believe that our players have more fun if they play with kids from their own grade. We have found that it pays to recognize that this is a social, as well as athletic, experience. If he is especially talented, he might want to try out for travel. The travel program is the one area in which we allow players to “play up,” so a sixth grader is permitted to try out for our seventh grade travel team.

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