Stole Identities of Individuals on Her Mail Route for Use in Filing False Tax Returns November 12, 2015 An Alabama resident and U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama to conspiring to defraud the United States with respect to false claims, aggravated identity […]
November 9, 2015 Mail Theft Suspects Arrested Fontana, California- Officers arrested four suspects from San Bernardino in reference to the on-going mail thefts in the area. Suspects were in possession of over 500 profiles containing true identities, stolen checks, social security numbers and other financial information. On Thursday, November 5, 2015 at approximately 3:04 p.m., officers conducted […]
Louisiana postal worker opened mail, stole identities and credit BATON ROUGE, LA –United States Attorney Walt Green announced that Chief U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson sentenced LARONDA D. MOORE, age 38, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, yesterday to serve 32 months in federal prison for her conviction for aggravated identity theft and misappropriation of postal […]
ALBUQUERQUE – Jeremy Boucher, 28, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced this morning to 39 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for his mail fraud and identity theft convictions. Boucher was also ordered to pay restitution to the victims of his crimes. Boucher was arrested on Nov. 25, 2014, on a […]
1.16.2015 GREENSBORO, N.C. – United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina Ripley Rand announced today that a former United States Postal Service employee has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly (1) committing Social Security fraud, (2) committing identity theft, and (3) committing the unauthorized use of an access device […]
1/9/2015 – A resident reported to Wheaton police that someone filled out a fraudulent change of address form and had his mail forwarded to Miami, FL, reports said. Police said the resident received a notice from the U.S. Postal Service security division confirming a recent “change of address” request. The resident was advised that the […]
SAN ANTONIO -The possibility of mail theft leading to identity theft has some people contacting the KSAT 12 Defenders for help. Richie Cyphers said that on a regular basis at his apartment complex, unopened mail could be found just sitting out for the taking. Cyphers is concerned about the possibility of identity theft, a problem […]
Parton Homicide Investigation: 9 Arrests to Date On Thursday, April 3, 2014, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service arrested Emmanuel Alphonse and Steven Toussaint who are accused of laundering money obtained from stolen identity tax refund fraud. These latest arrests bring the total number to nine for subjects charged in connection with the murder of Miami […]
Yesterday, Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, joined by members of the Strike Force, announced “Twenty-Five Defendants Charged in Separate Schemes That Resulted in Thousands of Identities Stolen and Millions of Dollars in Identity Theft Tax Filings.” The cases announced yesterday include: United States v. Marlon Maikel Palacios, Case […]
CAMERON -Stealing mail is a felony but that didn’t stop the burglars who broke into several post offices in Central Texas this weekend. But it’s not just your money they’re after; they may also want your identity. Mail boxes at five more local post offices were burglarized over the weekend. Investigators think they could be […]