USPS Mailman steals over 27K in mailed checks

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  1. patleahy

    patleahy Well-Known Member

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    https://www.nj.com/bergen/2021/06/u...7k-in-checks-out-of-mail-in-north-jersey.html

    A U.S. postal service employee admitted he stole about $27,000 in checks mailed to addresses in five Bergen County municipalities, authorities said.

    Juan Torres, 28, of Hackensack faces up to five years in federal prison when he is sentenced Oct. 4, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for New Jersey said Thursday. Torres pleaded guilty to mail theft by videoconference before a federal judge sitting in Newark.

    Torres, a city carrier assistant, admitted he stole checks intended to be delivered to private addresseses in Hackensack, South Hackensack, Maywood, Leonia and Hasbrouck Heights from November 2019 to May 2020. He then deposited the checks into an account he controlled, prosecutors said.
     
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    I hear he was a bears fan :cool:
     
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    Why is his sentencing not til October 4? Seems like a long time to wait.
     
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    patleahy Well-Known Member

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    @FJF just a guess, but maybe a combination of: covid-related backlog AND the fact that it is in federal court?
     
  5. Jonathan_Vilma

    Jonathan_Vilma Well-Known Member

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    Dude should've just taken them to a check cashing place and ate the fees. I think my old mailman growing up did something like this with a lady who died.
     
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    patleahy Well-Known Member

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    @Jonathan_Vilma don't you have to show ID at a check cashing place? I know the times I have utilized one, they have asked for ID to make sure it matches the name on the check.
     
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    Jonathan_Vilma Well-Known Member

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    Probably. I only did it once or twice in my life but they're usually in rather shady places I'm sure you can find a shady locally owned one that would do it.
     
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