Aspiring LA Rapper and Two Others Allegedly Orchestrate $8,100,000 Check Fraud Scheme

An aspiring rapper is among three people charged in a federal case alleging they stole more than $8.1 million through a scheme involving U.S. Treasury checks and other checks belonging to individuals and businesses.

Ada William Obayuwana, 31, also known as “ColdheartedAC” and “AC,” of Quartz Hill, was arrested alongside Albert Tai Vu, 28, of Westminster and Cassandra Marie Murrillo, 31, of San Diego, according to the Justice Department.

A federal grand jury indictment charges the three defendants with a combined 25 counts. Obayuwana, Vu and Murrillo each face bank fraud charges.

Obayuwana, the aspiring LA rapper, is also charged with three counts of delivering stolen Treasury checks and one count of aggravated identity theft. Meanwhile, Vu is charged with five counts of delivering stolen Treasury checks, four counts of money laundering, and two counts of aggravated identity theft, and Murillo is charged with an additional count of delivering stolen Treasury checks.

According to the indictment, the alleged scheme operated from at least April 2022 through December 2023. During that period, the defendants allegedly obtained and possessed more than 50 stolen US Treasury checks along with hundreds of other checks totaling more than $8.1 million.

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