Checks inmailboxes are being stolen, cashed for thousands of dollars

Over the years, you might have placed a lot of trust in the United States Postal Service. But in Silver Spring, Maryland, that trust in one neighborhood is taking a huge hit.

“It’s been a problem for several months and many of our neighbors have been reporting mail being taken out of our local mailboxes,” Silver Spring resident Matthew Goodman said.

Goodman dropped off a check payable to Pepco for $400 at a mailbox a few blocks away from his home and days later discovered it was stolen, altered, and cashed for $5,000.

He isn’t alone.

Read more: https://wjla.com/features/i-team/stolen-checks-silver-spring-mailboxes-cashed-for-thousands-dollars-united-states-postal-service

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