Aspiring Rapper Ada Obayuwana Charged in Fraud Scheme
Ada William Obayuwana, a resident of Quartz Hill and aspiring rapper known as “ColdheartedAC,” was arrested and charged in connection with a multimillion-dollar check-cashing fraud scheme. The United States Department of Justice announced that he, along with Albert Tai Vu and Cassandra Marie Murrillo, was indicted on 25 counts.
The scheme allegedly involved obtaining over 50 stolen US Treasury cheques and hundreds of fraudulent cheques, totaling more than $8.1 million, from April 2022 to December. Obayuwana is accused of attempting to cash three US Treasury tax-refund cheques worth $382,109, successfully cashing one for $229,109.
In December, he was found with over 100 stolen or fraudulent checks valued at more than $6.1 million. He faces nine counts of bank fraud, three counts of delivering stolen Treasury cheques, and one count of aggravated identity theft.
Vu and Murrillo face similar charges, with Vu accused of cashing two tax-refund cheques worth $772,159.
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