Eight people pleaded guilty, officials said, to charges involved after law enforcement officials busted up an $11 million stolen check scheme. Joseph Graves-Carmichael, 43, of Trenton, New Jersey, pleaded guilty on July 22, 2026. Andrew Hooper, 38, of New Brunswick, New Jersey, pleaded guilty on July 22, 2026. Shabazz Rouzard, 34, of Ewing, New Jersey, pleaded guilty on July 22, 2026. In this effort, officials said, the eight impersonated businesses or individuals listed on stolen checks, often by acquiring business documents in the names of the actual payees, in order to deposit stolen checks and share the proceeds.