Tom Simon

And then it's time to go talk to the fraudulent depositors.

How many do you think actually stood firm with their no snitching ethos?

And they all had the same story, that they were recruited to negotiate these checks off of Facebook by a guy named Roscoe.

Roscoe called me.

Roscoe hit me up on Facebook and said, I could make some money if I just deposit these checks, keep some of the money, and then give him the rest into my bank account.

Yeah.

I know you're shocked.

The depositors were each given a couple hundred bucks by Roscoe for depositing the stolen checks, withdrawing the money, and giving the balance to Roscoe.

Who's Roscoe, right?

There's a mystery to be solved here.

They begin analyzing the phone records because these people are getting text messages.

And it comes right back to a guy, 26-year-old Jalen Hill of Americus, Georgia.

nearby, he was able to rip off $166,000 in checks in the scheme before he was arrested by the feds and I believe the Sumter County Police Sheriff's Department were involved.

Each one of the 14 check depositors pled guilty to bank fraud, but each of them got probation because of their willingness to cooperate against Jalen Hill.

They did not live by the no snitching rule.

They lived by the self-preservation, stay out of prison, be with my family rule.

And when push came to shove, they did the right thing and cooperated with the government, just like my hero, Matt Thomas.

That's the question.

Jalen, a.k.a.

Roscoe, the ringleader, was hit with bank fraud and identity theft charges, which is also key.