USPS workers suspected in ‘check washing’ scheme

USPS workers suspected in ‘check washing’ scheme

September 11, 2024

A 20-year-old Chicago man has been charged and authorities believe U.S. Postal Service employees were involved in a “check-washing” scheme that resulted in the theft of $58,000 from a Saukville company.

Last summer, multiple checks issued by P.D. Peterka and Associates were stolen from the mail and “washed,” a process in which the name of the payee and the amount are changed.

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