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U.S. postal inspectors

Atlantic
Police & Fire
'Check Washing' Investigation After Mail Stolen Outside Hammonton Post Office 'Check Washing' Investigation After Mail Stolen Outside Hammonton Post Office
'Check Washing' Investigation After Mail Stolen Outside Hammonton Post Office Police in an Atlantic County town are investigating cases of what's called "check washing," authorities said. Hammonton Police and the U.S. Postal Inspectors are investigating financial crimes after mail and checks were removed from a mailbox outside the town's post office, the police department said in a Facebook post on Thursday, Feb. 29. The mailbox was tampered with over Presidents' Day weekend. "Check washing" is when thieves take letters from mailboxes and look for signed checks inside them. Thieves then change the amount of money that was written on a check and cash it. Hammonton po…

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by Chris Spiker
South Passaic
Politics
Paterson Council Prez, Wife, Campaign Chief Charged In Hare-Brained Scheme To Steal Election Paterson Council Prez, Wife, Campaign Chief Charged In Hare-Brained Scheme To Steal Election
Paterson Council Prez, Wife, Campaign Chief Charged In Hare-Brained Scheme To Steal Election State authorities announced a bunch of new election fraud charges on Wednesday against Paterson’s council president along with allegations against his wife and campaign manager, as well. Alex Mendez, 48, has been awaiting trial in a case, stemming from 2020 council races, that has undergone a series of one delay after another. The contests were conducted entirely by mail-in ballots as COVID was spreading. The new charges involved what the attorney general described on Oct. 25 as a hare-brained plot to steal ballots from mailboxes outside people’s homes, toss out those that didn’t vote for…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Morris
Police & Fire
$256K Cash Seized As Accused Meth, LSD Dealers Charged In Morris County: Prosecutor $256K Cash Seized As Accused Meth, LSD Dealers Charged In Morris County: Prosecutor
$256K Cash Seized As Accused Meth, LSD Dealers Charged In Morris County: Prosecutor More than $256,000 in cash and a slew of drugs were seized as a pair of accused dealers were hit with distribution and money laundering charges, authorities in Morris County announced Wednesday, June 28 said. Nelly Solano, 59, and Eldridge Cruzado, 21, both of Kenvil, were charged with first-degree distribution of LSD, distribution of methamphetamine, and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and LSD, second-degree money laundering, and other similar offenses, Morris County First Assistant Prosecutor Maggie Calderwood said. The two were charged following the seizure of over $…

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by Valerie Musson
Nassau
News
Info Outlines Scheme By Woman Charged In $40M Trademark Counterfeiting At Plainview Boutique Info Outlines Scheme By Woman Charged In $40M Trademark Counterfeiting At Plainview Boutique
Info Outlines Scheme By Woman Charged In $40M Trademark Counterfeiting At Plainview Boutique Just after a Long Island woman was busted for allegedly operating a trademark counterfeiting boutique, new details have emerged outlining her scheme. Suffolk County mother of four, Lindsay Castelli, age 31, of Smithtown, surrendered to the Nassau County Asset Forfeiture Unit on Friday, Oct. 7, following an investigation that began in April 2021. According to detectives, in April 2021 an extensive investigation with the assistance of the US Postal inspectors was conducted at Linny’s Boutique located at 1032 Old Country Road in Plainview. During a warrant raid of the business, Nassau County…

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by Kathy Reakes
Nassau
Police & Fire
Owner Nabbed For $40M Trademark Counterfeiting At Plainview Boutique, Police Say Owner Nabbed For $40M Trademark Counterfeiting At Plainview Boutique, Police Say
Owner Nabbed For $40M Trademark Counterfeiting At Plainview Boutique, Police Say A New York woman has been charged with trademark counterfeiting after tens of millions of dollars in fake labels for such high-end brands as Gucci and Prada were allegedly found at her boutique. The combined value of the items was over $40,000,000, police said. Long Island resident Lindsay Castelli, age 31, of Smithtown, surrendered to the Nassau County Asset Forfeiture Unit on Friday, Oct. 7, following an investigation that began in April 2021. According to detectives, in April 2021 an extensive investigation with the assistance of the US Postal inspectors was conducted at Linny…

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by Kathy Reakes
Morris
Police & Fire
‘Significant’ Number Of Identity Theft Cases Reported In Morris County, Police Say ‘Significant’ Number Of Identity Theft Cases Reported In Morris County, Police Say
‘Significant’ Number Of Identity Theft Cases Reported In Morris County, Police Say Police in Morris County have issued a warning after a “significant” number of identity theft cases were allegedly reported in the area. The cases typically begin when mail and other personal items are stolen from mailboxes, Mendham Township Police said Tuesday. “We are investigating these cases along communicating with the US Postal Inspectors office,” police said. Meanwhile, residents of Mendham Township and surrounding areas are urged to keep the following tips in mind to help prevent mail theft: Get the mail everyday, as soon as possible Switch to paperless billing when possible Put …

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by Valerie Musson
Fairfield
Police & Fire
Police In Fairfield County Town Alert Residents After Recent Mail Theft Reports Police In Fairfield County Town Alert Residents After Recent Mail Theft Reports
Police In Fairfield County Town Alert Residents After Recent Mail Theft Reports Police in a Fairfield County town have issued an alert after a number of residents reported that their outgoing mail was stolen and checks were cashed. The Darien Police Department reported on Thursday, Nov. 18, that some residents have also reported that their stolen checks were altered to larger amounts, and money was withdrawn from their bank accounts. The department recommended that residents who need to pay a bill or send someone a check drop the mail off directly in the post office, or pay the bill online.  Police also recommend that residents regularly check their bank statemen…

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by Nicole Valinote
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Two Nabbed For Stealing Mail From Long Island Post Office, Police Say Two Nabbed For Stealing Mail From Long Island Post Office, Police Say
Two Nabbed For Stealing Mail From Long Island Post Office, Police Say Two men have been arrested on Long Island for allegedly stealing mail from US Post Office boxes and for violently attacking a postal employee. The incident took place around 4 a.m., Monday, Aug. 30, in Nassau County at the Hicksville Post Office located at 185 West John St. According to detectives, the Nassau County officers were assisting US Postal inspectors during an investigation regarding larcenies of mail from their Hicksville location. During their investigation, two men arrived at the post office in a 2016 gray BMW, according to police. One man entered the building and used a stol…

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by Kathy Reakes
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Trio Caught With Stolen Mail After Stop For Traffic Violation On Long Island, Police Say Trio Caught With Stolen Mail After Stop For Traffic Violation On Long Island, Police Say
Trio Caught With Stolen Mail After Stop For Traffic Violation On Long Island, Police Say Three men were caught with stolen mail after a stop for a traffic violation on Long Island, according to police. The incident happened just before 2:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 31 in Upper Brookville. An Old Brookville officer was on routine patrol and observed a black 2020 Chrysler make an improper right turn on Route 25A in the vicinity of Farmwoods Lane, according to Nassau County Police.  The officer activated his emergency lights and conducted a vehicle and traffic law stop, said police.  The officer observed a large amount of unopened mail in the vehicle and the three occupants…

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by Joe Lombardi
Hackensack
Police & Fire
New Rochelle Park Police Chief Nabs Thieves Who Bought 61 Money Orders For $55,000 In One Day New Rochelle Park Police Chief Nabs Thieves Who Bought 61 Money Orders For $55,000 In One Day
New Rochelle Park Police Chief Nabs Thieves Who Bought 61 Money Orders For $55,000 In One Day Two out-of-state thieves who illegally collected nearly $55,000 by purchasing 61 money orders at post offices throughout New Jersey in a single day were thwarted by newly-appointed Rochelle Park Police Chief Dean Pinto, authorities said. Pinto, who officially becomes chief this Saturday, was waiting on line at the borough post office Thursday when he saw one of the suspects buy a $1,000 money order with an apparent gift card. Appearing surprised that the transaction went through, the suspect requested another $1,000 money order. Pinto discreetly notified detectives, who stopped the pair. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield
Police & Fire
Defendant In $500,000 Federal Bank Fraud Case Caught Trying To Cash Bogus Checks In Bergenfield Defendant In $500,000 Federal Bank Fraud Case Caught Trying To Cash Bogus Checks In Bergenfield
Defendant In $500,000 Federal Bank Fraud Case Caught Trying To Cash Bogus Checks In Bergenfield Thanks to a quick-moving bank employee, a federal probationer accused last year of conning banks out of $500,000 was caught trying to cash $1,834 in bogus checks in  Bergenfield, authorities said Friday. Officers responding to the Chase Bank on North Washington Avenue Thursday afternoon arrested 21-year-old Yaseen Salih, who also tried to use a debit card in someone else’s name, Detective Lt. William Duran said. Borough police charged Salih with ID theft, forgery and fraudulent use of a credit card and sent him to the Bergen County Jail. U.S. Marshals placed a detainer on Salih under which…

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by Jerry DeMarco