NEWARK, NJ — Two people were arrested Feb. 10 for their alleged roles in a scheme to steal and alter checks from the mail by using stolen U.S. Postal Service keys that access mail receptacles and to fraudulently obtain funds from banks by depositing the stolen and altered checks, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced […]
NEWARK, NJ — A U.S. Postal Service employee has been arrested for stealing mail, including stealing credit cards and stimulus checks from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced Dec. 2. Parrish Brookins, 29, of East Orange, is charged by complaint with one count of mail theft by a […]
NEWARK, NJ — Tashon Ragan, 21, of Newark, was sentenced Oct. 7 to 33 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to steal checkbooks and credit cards from the postal system, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Ragan, aka “Ta,” previously pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton […]
NEWARK, NJ — Alexander Varice, 27, of South Orange, was sentenced Oct. 5 to 21 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to defraud two banks out of more than $250,000 using stolen credit cards and blank checks, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Varice’s conspirators, Allen Varice, 25, of East Orange; […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — When Tropical Storm Ida hit New Jersey, it caused massive flooding in many areas, and Irvington was hit worse than most. Weeks afterward, the Irvington post office on Springfield Avenue is still closed. This has forced residents to visit nearby post offices to take care of their postal needs. Irvington Mayor Tony […]
NEWARK, NJ — Jeffrey Bennett, 27, of Irvington, has admitted his role in a conspiracy to steal checkbooks and credit cards from the mail; deposit fraudulent checks, including pandemic relief checks; and use stolen credit cards without authorization, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced Sept. 15. Bennett pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge […]
NEWARK, NJ — Two New Jersey postal employees were arrested Sept. 1 for their alleged roles in a fraud committed in connection with unemployment insurance benefits, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced Sept. 1. Khaori Monroe, 28, of Newark, and Ross Clayton, 30, of Irvington, are each charged by complaint with one count of […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — An East Orange man and an Iselin man have been charged in connection with two criminal complaints charging them with scheming with U.S. Postal Service employees and others to commit mail theft, bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced Aug. 26. Adeeb Salih, 29, of […]
NEWARK, NJ — A former U.S. Postal Service employee has admitted stealing credit cards sent through the mail as part of a conspiracy to commit access device fraud, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced Aug. 24. Kyle Williams, 36, of the Vauxhall section of Union, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Claire […]
NEWARK, NJ — The first of 12 defendants charged in a stolen mail scheme has admitted responsibility for conspiring to launder money in connection with fraudulently deposited checks, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced Aug. 17. Hans Pierre, 33, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo in Newark federal court to an […]