16 indicted for $2.6M money order scam at various NE Ohio Walmart stores

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A Cuyahoga County grand jury indicted 16 people on charges, including engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity for a $2.6 million money order scam at various Walmart locations across Ohio and several states that ranged from 2019 to 2024.

According to a release, from December 2019 to January 2024, 16 people participated in a money order scam where they would purchase money orders ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 at Walmart, deposit the funds remotely, and then later return the money orders to Walmart for a full refund.

This scam occurred at over 100 Walmart locations across over 60 counties in Ohio and multiple states, the release said.

Six locations were in Cuyahoga County, including 1000 Brookpark Road in Cleveland, 3400 Steelyard Drive in Cleveland, 24801 Brookpark Road in North Olmsted, 8303 West Ridgewood Drive in Parma, 1868 Warrensville Center Road in South Euclid and 8585 Pearl Road in Strongsville.

According to the release, the investigation was conducted by the U.S. Secret Service’s Money Laundering Task Force.

On Wednesday, Keith Nash, Leontae Jones, and Dorian Thomas were arrested.

On Tuesday, the following 16 individuals were indicted:

• Tyrrell Allgood, 36, Lorain, OH
• Tony Blakey, 37, Cleveland, OH
• Leontae Jones, 34, Beachwood, OH
• Keiyanna Nettles, 25, Euclid, OH
• Ashley Tyler, 35, Twinsburg, OH
• Keith Nash, 35, Lorain, OH
• Dorian Thomas, 36, Lorain, OH
• Wade Yarber, 32, Oberlin, OH
• Kyron Mclemore Jr., 26, Elyria, OH
• Ricky Johnson, 31, Cleveland, OH
• Joshua Coleman, 32, Cleveland Heights, OH
• Kaesean Yancy, 35, Las Vegas, NV
• Dashaun Horton, 30, Oberlin, OH
• Noland Isom, 30, Oberlin, OH
• Jehaun White, 32, Oberlin, OH
• Luis Nieves, 31, Elyria, OH

The 16 indicted were charged with the following:

• Engaging in a Pattern of Corrupt Activity
• Conspiracy
• Aggravated Theft of One Million Five Hundred Thousand or More
• Telecommunications Fraud
• Receiving Stolen Property
• Money Laundering
• Aggravated Theft
• Grand Theft

They will be arraigned at the Cuyahoga County Justice Center at a later date.