“Check Fraud Ring: Four Suspects Charged in Theft of $208K from City of Parma”
A grand jury in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court has indicted four individuals involved in a check fraud scheme that stole over $200,000 from the City of Parma. The indictment was announced by Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley.
The accused include 25-year-old Rahshod Robinson, 24-year-old Jai Rell Jackson, 31-year-old Jamar Dingle, and 21-year-old Darmani Hawkins. They have been charged with engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity over several months.
Between July 18, 2023, and December 19, 2023, the four suspects allegedly washed stolen checks, forged realistic-looking checks, and withdrew funds from various accounts. Investigations revealed that they acquired and deposited over $445,000, with $63,188 recovered to date.
The investigation, conducted by the U.S. Secret Service’s Money Laundering Task Force, the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, found eight stolen checks had been deposited, including two government checks. One of the checks was for $208,986.95, stolen from the City of Parma, while another was an IRS refund check for $117,332.55.
Hawkins is currently in federal custody on unrelated charges. Robinson was arrested on October 3 by the U.S. Secret Service’s Money Laundering Task Force and the Parma Police Department and is being held at the Cuyahoga County Jail. Warrants have been issued for Jackson and Dingle.
On September 27, all four suspects were indicted on multiple charges:
Rahshod Robinson:
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- One count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity
- Two counts of conspiracy
- One count of telecommunications fraud
- Two counts of tampering with records
- One count of aggravated theft
- Three counts of receiving stolen property
- Five counts of forgery
- Three counts of money laundering
- Two counts of theft
- Two counts of grand theft
Jai Rell Jackson and Darmani Hawkins:
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- One count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity
- Two counts of conspiracy
- One count of telecommunications fraud
- One count of tampering with records
- One count of aggravated theft
- Two counts of forgery
- Two counts of receiving stolen property
- Four counts of money laundering
- One count of theft
Jamar Dingle:
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- One count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity
- Two counts of conspiracy
- One count of telecommunications fraud
- One count of tampering with records
- One count of aggravated theft
- Three counts of forgery
- One count of receiving stolen property
- Two counts of money laundering
- Two counts of grand theft
The four suspects are scheduled to be arraigned at the Cuyahoga County Justice Center on October 11 at 8:30 a.m.
