Former owner of LI check-cashing firms sentenced in fraud scheme

“Drago operated his check cashing business as a haven for tax cheats like himself, concealing over $9.5 million from the federal government,” U.S. Attorney Breon Peace said in a statement. Over several years, he used his employees do his dirty work and, at his request, they cashed checks in a way to avoid IRS reporting requirements, concealing more than $9.5 million in…