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NJ Woman Swiped Check From Chester County Mailbox, Altered It To $13K, Cops Say NJ Woman Swiped Check From Chester County Mailbox, Altered It To $13K, Cops Say
NJ Woman Swiped Check From Chester County Mailbox, Altered It To $13K, Cops Say A Garden State woman is wanted in Chester County for forging a check, authorities say.  Jada M. Collins, a 21-year-old Linden, New Jersey resident, is accused of stealing a check from the mailbox of a business in East Goshen, police said in a statement. Investigators believe Collins swiped a check from the business' mailbox and altered it to read $13,000, and then deposited that amount in her own account.  Westtown-East Goshen police ask anyone with knowledge of her whereabouts — "or, if she herself sees this" — to contact Det. David Hale at dhale@wegopd.o…

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by Mac Bullock
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Trio Wanted For Depositing Bogus School Board Check For Nearly $29K: Flemington Police Trio Wanted For Depositing Bogus School Board Check For Nearly $29K: Flemington Police
Trio Wanted For Depositing Bogus School Board Check For Nearly $29K: Flemington Police Three suspects are wanted by Flemington Police after allegedly altering and depositing a fraudulent school board check for nearly $29,000. The investigation began Friday, Sept. 9, when officers received a report involving a fraudulent check from the Flemington Raritan School Board, police said in a release on Thursday, Oct. 20. The following month resulted in the issuing of warrants for the arrests of Jabria Jones, 23, Tynell Mantez, 27, and Kadaiyah Stevens-Whitehurst, 23. ALSO SEE: 1 Busted, 3 At Large After Depositing $30K Worth Of Bogus Checks, Flemington Police Say Investigators fou…

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by Valerie Musson
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1 Busted, 3 At Large After Depositing $30K Worth Of Bogus Checks, Flemington Police Say 1 Busted, 3 At Large After Depositing $30K Worth Of Bogus Checks, Flemington Police Say
1 Busted, 3 At Large After Depositing $30K Worth Of Bogus Checks, Flemington Police Say One suspect was arrested and three remain at large after altering checks that were stolen from PO boxes and making more than $30,000 worth of fraudulent deposits, Flemington police said. The investigation began on Saturday, June 11, when officers responded to a Flemington business to take a report of fraudulent checks, the department said in a release on Wednesday, Oct. 19. The following four months resulted in the issuing of warrants for the arrests of Tre Greene, 19, Richard Rowe, 22, Quamae Osborne, 23, and a 17-year-old juvenile, police said. Investigators found that three separate che…

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by Valerie Musson
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$6 MILLION SCAM: Man Admits Role In Nigerian Bank Fraud Network Operating In NJ, PA, MD $6 MILLION SCAM: Man Admits Role In Nigerian Bank Fraud Network Operating In NJ, PA, MD
$6 Million Scam: Man Admits Role In Nigerian Bank Fraud Network Operating In NJ, PA, MD A member of a sophisticated Nigerian-based fraud ring admitted his role in a massive conspiracy that scammed banks in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland out of $6 million. Ayanniyi Alayande, 47, of Darby, PA wasn't involved in the crudely constructed "Nigerian prince" emails schemes of the past. He ran with a ring that altered and cashed business checks stolen from the mail, authorities said. Alayande is the first of 12 defendants in the case to take a deal from the government and plead guilty rather than face trial. Members of the highly organized group altered the payee on the checks …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Elizabeth Man Admits Bribing Postal Carriers To Steal Checkbooks, Credit Cards From Mail Elizabeth Man Admits Bribing Postal Carriers To Steal Checkbooks, Credit Cards From Mail
Elizabeth Man Admits Bribing Postal Carriers To Steal Checkbooks, Credit Cards From Mail A Union County man admitted Wednesday that he offered bribes to postal workers to steal check books and credit cards from the mail, federal authorities said. U.S. Postal Inspection Service agents watched as Jabre “Jab” Beauvoir, 22, of Elizabeth met with a carrier in a mail van in Secaucus and collected a package that they’d planted, a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Newark says. Beauvoir – using the handle “Neck Tat” -- believed he was getting a stolen iPhone 6 Plus, it says. The carrier told them that Beauvoir had offered $20O for every stolen check book and a split of the proc…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Feds: Yonkers Porch Pirate, Pals Stole $600,000 In Checks From Mail In Four NJ Counties Feds: Yonkers Porch Pirate, Pals Stole $600,000 In Checks From Mail In Four NJ Counties
Feds: Yonkers Porch Pirate, Pals Stole $600,000 In Checks From Mail In Four NJ Counties A man charged with pirating Christmas packages from porches in Yonkers was part of a crew that stole, altered and cashed $600,000 in checks mailed in Passaic, Morris, Essex and Somerset counties the past 10 months, federal authorities said Friday. Claude Anthony Burnett, 23, who was captured by U.S. Postal Inspection Service agents, now faces charges that can bring way more serious consequences than package snatching. Meanwhile, victims were left trying to sort out their finances. From at least February of this year until just last month, Burnett and others fished envelopes containing chec…

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by Jerry DeMarco