They falsely said USPS packages were lost or damaged, raising $2.3 million. Now the brothers risk jail

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They falsely said USPS packages were lost or damaged, raising $2.3 million. Now the brothers risk jail

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Mackenzie Mays

February 18, 2024

Two brothers from Riverside County pleaded guilty

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last week to mail fraud after defrauding the United States Postal Service of more than $2.3 million, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.

Anwer Fareed Alam, 35, and Yousofzay Fahim Alam, 31, of Temecula filed thousands of false insurance claims on packages to make a profit, according to details of their plea deals released Friday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

They each face a prison sentence of up to 20 years, according to the release.

From 2016 to 2019, the brothers used fake names and addresses to purchase USPS Priority Mail packages and shipping costs, including insurance for lost or damaged contents. They then filed fraudulent insurance claims, claiming the packages contained higher value items that were lost or damaged.

Sometimes they contain fake invoices and even photos of items that were not actually in the packages.

The pair cashed thousands of checks for insurance claims, the U.S. Postal Service Office of the Inspector General, which investigated the case, found.

“Based on the false information contained in the fraudulent insurance claim forms, USPS issued checks to the Alam brothers to cover their alleged losses up to a value of $100 plus shipping costs,” said Ciaran McEvoy, a public information officer for the U.S. Attorney’s Office. said in a statement on Friday.

Together, the brothers maintained approximately 15 different post office boxes in Temecula, according to the release.

A sentencing hearing is scheduled for Nov. 1.

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