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Houston postal carriers charged in alleged $23 million stolen check scheme
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What happenedThree Houston postal carriers are among five people federally charged in an alleged check-theft scheme that investigators said generated more than $23 million.
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CenterHouston postal carriers charged in alleged $23 million stolen check scheme
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Right / center-rightFour charged in alleged $12 million Bronx Medicaid fraud scheme, DOJ says
Houston postal carriers charged in alleged $23 million stolen check scheme
Three Houston postal carriers are among five people federally charged in an alleged check-theft scheme that investigators said generated more than $23 million.
Houston postal carriers charged in alleged $23 million stolen check scheme
Three Houston postal carriers are among five people federally charged in an alleged check-theft scheme that investigators said generated more than $23 million.
Houston postal carriers charged in alleged $23 million stolen check scheme
Three Houston postal carriers are among five people federally charged in an alleged check-theft scheme that investigators said generated more than $23 million.
Houston postal carriers charged in alleged $23 million stolen check scheme
Three Houston postal carriers are among five people federally charged in an alleged check-theft scheme that investigators said generated more than $23 million.
Houston postal carriers charged in alleged $23 million stolen check scheme
Three Houston postal carriers are among five people federally charged in an alleged check-theft scheme that investigators said generated more than $23 million.
Four charged in alleged $12 million Bronx Medicaid fraud scheme, DOJ says
Federal prosecutors unsealed a nine-count indictment charging four members of a Bronx-based racketeering organization known as the "War Room" with participating in a scheme that allegedly g...
