Two Georgia men sentenced to 60 months combined for mail theft, identity theft, and bank fraud in Augusta, following investigation by USPIS, FBI, and the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.
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- Can we make it any clearer? If you mess with the mail, you are going to jail. Or likely spending years in prison. #DontMessWithMail
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00:00 - Today we join other government agencies in warning about the dangers of imposter scams. Scammers will contact you pretending to be someone they’re not, including govt agencies, to steal your money or your personal information. #WEAAD #StopGovImposters
- #OnThisDay June 14, 1893 – Two men rob a U.S. Mail stagecoach near Huston, ID, sparking a nine-year manhunt into Mexico. Around midnight, two men held up the stagecoach at gunpoint as it approached Huston, ordering the driver to abandon the mail and walk to the nearest town. The
- Serial mail theft and burglary suspect now faces felony charges in Chicago. 🚨🚨PRESS RELEASE🚨Harwood Heights Man Arrested and Arraigned for Burglaries Related to Mail Theft. Thank you to Harwood Heights and Summit Police Departments, as well as @ILAttyGeneral. Read more about this case below! 👇
- Tennessee man, who has the same name as a legendary baseball player, sentenced to 132 months in prison after pleading guilty to 25 counts of mail fraud. ⚾️ #StrikeOut #DontMessWithMail uspis.gov/news
