Buffalo man admits to defrauding individuals of over $400K around the country

Buffalo man admits to defrauding individuals of over $400K around the country

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man has pleaded guilty to mail fraud in connection with nearly half a million dollars defrauded from hundreds of people across the country, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Wednesday. Prosecutors said that Nicholas Janes, 26, would contact people around the country by phone posing as either a local sheriff's deputy or an attorney at a fake law firm telling them that they owed money. When he pretended to be a sheri…

Bremerton women charged with identity theft scam of 278 people

Investigators believe the women defrauded hundreds of people across Kitsap and Mason counties from 2019 to 2024, using stolen mail and personal documents.

Bremerton couple accused in $620,000 mail fraud scheme with 278 victims

Two women from Bremerton face federal charges alleging they stole mail and used it to infiltrate the personal and financial lives of hundreds of people.

‘Bonnie and Clyde’ mail thief sentenced to up to 7 years for Western Queens burglaries: DA - Queens Post

Apr. 16, 2025 By bparry Sestoso and his girlfriend were dubbed the “Bonnie and Clyde” of mail theft by law enforcement after burglarizing multiple apartment mailrooms in Queens. Via Getty Images April 16, 2025 By Bill Parry A Long Island man was sentenced to 3 ½ to seven years in prison Tuesday in connection with five residential apartment mailbox thefts in Queens last year. Brandon Sestoso, 43, of McAlester Avenue in Hicksville, pleaded guilty …