Brothers Sentenced for $2 Million USPS Fraud

Brothers Anwer Fareed Alam, 36, and Yousofzay Fahim Alam, 34, were sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for a fraudulent scheme that defrauded the U.S. Postal Service of over $2.1 million. From October 2016 to May 2019, they submitted thousands of false insurance claims, falsely declaring that packages they shipped contained valuable items while actually sending empty or low-value parcels. Both brothers pleaded guilty to mail fraud and were ordered to pay $2,135,739 in restitution. The scheme involved using fake addresses, aliases, and submitting forged invoices and photographs of nonexistent goods to support their claims. The U.S. Postal Service issued checks based on these fraudulent claims, which were deposited into the brothers' bank accounts. Overall, the fraudulent activity resulted in a total loss to the USPS of at least $2,367,033.