Wednesday, January 05, 2011
HIKIND JOINS FORCES WITH THE FBI TO INVESTIGATE POSTAL FRAUD INVOLVING AREA SYNAGOGUES
Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) is joining forces with the FBI to investigate recent reports of postal fraud involving stolen checks from synagogue mailboxes intended for donations and membership dues in Brooklyn, New York; Teaneck, New Jersey; and even Southfield, Michigan. To date, more than 15 synagogues have been defrauded, and the FBI has asked Hikind to work with them by sharing information he obtains from local synagogues.
In one case, a donation for $250 was altered and cashed for $1,250. The majority of the checks are being cleared through Enterprise Bank and Trust in Clayton, Missouri, as well as a cash-checking business in Florida. Checks which were paid out in Missouri were stamped “KR USA OP Acct.” The FBI is already aware of the so-called “KR USA” account and is investigating.
“I urge anyone with information relating to this case to please call my office at 718.853.9616,” said Hikind. “Every person who comes forward brings us that much closer to apprehending the people responsible for these monstrous acts.”
Hikind has also encouraged the community to review returned checks to ensure the intended payee endorsed it, while synagogues are now taking precautions, including securing their mailboxes or installing mail slots in lieu of mailboxes in order to prevent future thefts.
In one case, a donation for $250 was altered and cashed for $1,250. The majority of the checks are being cleared through Enterprise Bank and Trust in Clayton, Missouri, as well as a cash-checking business in Florida. Checks which were paid out in Missouri were stamped “KR USA OP Acct.” The FBI is already aware of the so-called “KR USA” account and is investigating.
“I urge anyone with information relating to this case to please call my office at 718.853.9616,” said Hikind. “Every person who comes forward brings us that much closer to apprehending the people responsible for these monstrous acts.”
Hikind has also encouraged the community to review returned checks to ensure the intended payee endorsed it, while synagogues are now taking precautions, including securing their mailboxes or installing mail slots in lieu of mailboxes in order to prevent future thefts.
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Start Accepting credit cards. that will eliminate those issues
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