Five migrant sisters arrested for huge mail fraud scheme

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Five sisters indicted in $1 million multi-state mail fraud scheme

Five sisters are facing decades in federal prison for an elaborate mail fraud scheme that netted them more than $1 million over the course of about two years.

komonews.com

Five sisters are facing decades in federal prison for an elaborate mail fraud scheme that netted them more than $1 million over about two years.

Federal prosecutors say the sisters would make fraudulent returns by pretending to return an item through the mail to get a refund, then returning the item at an actual store to then get a second refund.

“It was over two years they committed this fraud, and we know it was at least a million dollars that was lost to fraud,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Rachel Yemini said.

The following sisters have been indicted for mail fraud and conspiracy to commit mail fraud:

• Dunia Almezal, 29, of Marysville, Washington
• Layla Almansuri, 27, of Stanwood, Washington
• Shahad Almansuri, 33, of Marysville, Washington
• Raghad Almansuri, 32, Marysville, Washington
• Nejoom Almansuri, 25, Marysville, Washington

Four of the five sisters appeared in court Monday and pleaded not guilty to the charges. They were released home with the promise to appear at all future court dates and must surrender their passports. The fifth sister is scheduled for an arraignment and detention hearing Tuesday.

Investigators say the sisters would buy items online, request a return shipping label, and then pretend to return them using a self-service kiosk at the post office.

They would scan it in a self-service kiosk to return the items,” Yemini said. “They never returned anything in the mail.

The defendants would get a refund for the items they pretended to mail back, then turn around and return the items for a second fraudulent refund at the actual store. Federal prosecutors say the sisters even flew to multiple states across the country to make the returns and try to avoid getting caught.

“We have flight records that show they often went for one day, they traveled, left in the morning, returned in the evening to go to multiple stores in another state and make all of their returns before coming back,” Yemini said.

Court records state returns were made in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. In a search warrant, federal agents seized from the sisters about $500,000 in cash, about $500,000 worth of gold jewelry, five Teslas, and over $100,000 in activewear merchandise from the victim retailer.

“It’s not a victimless crime. It’s not a small amount of money we’re talking about both in this case and the problem at large. It’s having real financial impacts on our federal partners,” HSI Special Agent In Charge Robert Hammer said.

A photo of a list of items that were seized when officials served a search warrant to five sisters who are facing decades in federal prison for a mail fraud scheme that netted them more than $1 million over about two years. (KOMO News)

A lot of people don't understand. Many outsiders believe America is a country to be exploited, a rich country to be exploited. That is what "freedom" means to them.

So pious in their hijabs, knowing they would be severely fucked in Yemen for that thievery.

BTW.....How do you return 5 teslas?

 

[Rogue AI]

What sort of idiot company would relinquish payment prior to receiving their goods back? There is plenty of stupid floating around this one.

 

[luiza]

What sort of idiot company would relinquish payment prior to receiving their goods back? There is plenty of stupid floating around this one.

But Sheeple are stupid .
And Gullible .
The very foundations of my Church .

Fortunately this applies as much to Scammers who never realise the right time to disappear with their ill gained loot ..