Orange County man found guilty of $1.2 million check fraud scheme

An Orange County man was found guilty of conducting a $1.2 million check fraud scheme that he promoted on social media. Meshach Samuels, 26, from Placentia, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and two counts of being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. From May 2021 to March 2022, “Samuels urged his Instagram followers to join his Telegram chat groups, where – for a fee of up …