Two men from the Philadelphia area have been indicted in connection with a scheme involving stolen U.S. Treasury checks, according to an announcement from United States Attorney David Metcalf. Ibrahim Tougouma, 24, of Philadelphia, and Tyler Glenn-Hayward, 21, of Pennsauken, New Jersey, are facing charges including conspiracy to steal government funds, two counts of bank fraud, and possession of stolen mail. Glenn-Hayward is also charged with four counts of theft of government funds.
The indictment alleges that between May 2024 and August 2024, Tougouma and Glenn-Hayward conspired with others to steal and convert Treasury checks issued by the federal government for their own use. Both men allegedly knew they were not entitled to these funds.
According to prosecutors, after obtaining stolen Treasury checks, Glenn-Hayward altered and counterfeited the checks—sometimes at Tougouma’s direction—and received payments from Tougouma through peer-to-peer payment applications for his role in the scheme.
On or about May 24, 2024, Tougouma reportedly sent Glenn-Hayward a photograph via messaging app of a stolen Treasury check issued by the Social Security Administration for victim M.O., valued at $15,926.25. He asked Glenn-Hayward to alter the payee information and provide a counterfeit version with the changes. After agreeing on a price and receiving $100 from Tougouma, Glenn-Hayward produced two .pdf files containing counterfeit versions of the check as directed. On May 29, 2024, one such counterfeit check was deposited at an ATM in Wilmington, Delaware.
Further allegations state that on July 11, 2024, both defendants exchanged messages regarding reselling Treasury checks and methods for depositing them. At Glenn-Hayward’s instruction, Tougouma sent him an image of another stolen Treasury check issued by the Internal Revenue Service for victim G.M., this time worth $173,194. The next day (July 12), Glenn-Hayward altered this second check's payee information and caused it to be deposited at an ATM in Annapolis, Maryland.
In addition to these incidents involving Tougouma’s alleged participation in altering checks for profit-sharing purposes with Glenn-Hayward using digital payment tools—a method sometimes used in recent financial fraud cases—prosecutors say that in April 2024 alone Glenn-Hayward stole and deposited four U.S. Treasury checks totaling more than $6,000 in government benefits he was not entitled to receive.
If convicted on all charges listed in the indictment—including conspiracy related to theft or misuse of government-issued instruments—Tougouma faces up to 70 years imprisonment while Glenn-Hayward could face up to 110 years.
The investigation involved multiple agencies: U.S. Postal Inspection Service; Social Security Administration Office of Inspector General; and U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. Special Assistant United States Attorney Megan Curran is prosecuting the case.
“The charges and allegations contained in the indictment are merely accusations,” stated officials. “Every defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.”
