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Chandler dad, 2 sons indicted in store money-order scam Associated Press Fri Nov 2, 2012 11:51 PM Federal authorities say a 60-year-old man and his two sons have been indicted on charges that they ran an elaborate money-order scheme from a Chandler grocery store. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said Friday that Gilbert resident Gjergj “George” Kol Mihilli and his sons ran the scheme from the Mama Mia Panaderia & Market, 731 S. Arizona Ave. ICE officials said the three defendants issued more than 10,000 fake money orders. Mihilli, 35-year-old Nikolas George Mihilli and 31-year-old Nino Joseph Mihilli were arrested Wednesday on a 46-count indictment charging them with conspiracy, bank fraud, money laundering and aggravated identity theft. Officials said three men would issue money orders to non-existent customers, deposit them in business accounts and then use the money to pay for the money orders while skimming cash off the top. |