Tampa woman among 3 accused of stealing Treasury checks, opening bank accounts with fake IDs: DOJ

Three people, including a Tampa woman, have been charged in a federal indictment accusing them of stealing U.S. Treasury checks and using counterfeit driver's licenses to access the money, according to the State Attorney's Office.Federal check theft indictmentStanley Richardson Joseph, 28, and Kallie Nicole Valerie Halliday, 26, both of Brooklyn, New York, and Kristy Marie Bochecchio, 47, of Tampa, face charges of conspiracy, theft of government money or property and aggravated identity theft.If convicted on all counts, each member of the trio faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, prosecutors said.Treasury check schemeAccording to the indictment, Joseph, Halliday and Bochecchio intercepted U.S. Treasury checks that had been mailed to their intended recipients.After obtaining the checks, the trio created counterfeit driver's licenses using the names and identities of the people to whom the checks belonged, prosecutors said.They are accused of using the counterfeit licenses to o