PITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh man was sentenced to pay $30,471. 80 in restitution for depositing a stolen tax return check, the Department of Justice announced Tuesday.
Andre Pitts, 21, also faces two years of probation after being convicted of uttering counterfeit obligations or securities and theft of government property.
Prosecutors allege Pitts deposited an altered U.S. Treasury check for $62,211 on June 12, 2023.
The check had been issued to another person for their income tax return, but had reportedly been changed to have Pitts’ information in the payee section and memo line.
Soon afterward, Pitts withdrew $500 in cash and had a $25,000 cashier’s check issued to himself, prosecutors say.
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