Fraud and Identity Theft
Our client found out that his Post Office Box inside of a United States Post Office was broken into during the month of January when all of his 1099 and credit card renewals arrived in the mail. The client contacted the Sheriff Department and the US Postal Inspector but their response was painfully slow. Eventually his credit cards were fraudulently charged and he learned that new credit card applications were being applied for in his name. Fortunately, he was able to reverse all the fraudulent charges and notify the three credit bureaus to post a special watch on his account. This client was a man of principal who was not going to allow the perpetrators to get away with stealing from him. We were asked to commence a criminal investigation and within three weeks we coordinated with the Fontana, California Police Department and the San Bernardino office of the US Postal Inspector to obtain a Federal Search Warrant on three suspects we located. The warrant was issued and all three suspects were arrested and prosecuted. The ringleader had just been paroled for the identical crime a month before he broke open the post office box.
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