12/17/19 – The Postal Service wants employees to keep an eye out for skimmers — small, hard-to-detect devices that fraudsters place over credit card readers to steal information. USPS recently discovered a skimmer attached to a payment device at a retail site in Great Lakes Area’s Gateway District. The skimmer was placed on top of […]
PITTSBURGH – Two Romanians residing in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, have been sentenced in federal court to time-served on their conviction of conspiracy, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today. United States District Judge Mark Hornak imposed the sentence on Florin Popescu, 31, and Ion Carligeriu, 30, both Romanian Nationals, who have been in custody […]
BEAVERTON, OR (KPTV) -Deputies are searching for suspects caught on camera in a credit and debit card fraud investigation involving the post office. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office released surveillance photos Tuesday of suspects and people of interest in the case. Deputies said surveillance cameras captured them making charges and withdrawals on other people’s accounts […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A joint investigation between the US Post Office and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office is underway over the possibility skimming devices were illegally placed on self-service stamp machines at two post offices. Three customers who all used self-service postage machines in Beaverton and Aloha over the last five days reported large […]
PITTSBURGH – Two Romanians residing in Pittsburgh pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today. Florin Popescu, 31, and Ion Carligeriu, 29, pleaded guilty to one count before United States District Judge Mark Hornak. In connection with the guilty plea, the defendants conspired to produce […]