US authorities have charged three brothers – Zumar Dubose, Abdush Dubose, and Kariem Dubose – for mail fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering. The three were involved in a scheme to defraud the United States Postal Service (USPS), United Parcel Service (UPS), and Citizens Bank of over $300,000.
Between 2018-2020, the Dubose brothers submitted more than 1,200 fraudulent insured-parcel claims with USPS and UPS. Through these claims, they received approximately $300,000 in fraudulent gains. The brothers would send parcels to themselves using insured USPS postage and UPS tracking labels. Later, they would file fraudulent claims, claiming parcel loss or damage in transit and sending fake value proofs.
Throughout the scheme, the brothers used numerous e-mails, addresses, bank accounts, and fake individual and company names. They then used ATMs to deposit the fraudulently-received claim checks into Citizens Bank accounts opened in the names of these fake companies. The brothers even filed false lawsuits against USPS, UPS and Citizens Bank when there were issues with the issuance of claim checks by USPS and UPS or when Citizens Bank placed a hold on a bank account that they used to deposit the illicit proceeds.
Source: US Department of Justice