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Southern California woman defrauded over $150 million from U.S. Postal Service
KTLA ^ | April 27, 2024 | Vivian Chow

Posted on 04/28/2024 6:18:50 AM PDT by artichokegrower

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The company provided shipping services for China-based logistics businesses.


What the heck were they mailing from China?

1 posted on 04/28/2024 6:18:50 AM PDT by artichokegrower
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To: artichokegrower; Rennes Templar; Bigg Red
What the heck were they mailing from China?

I suspect Abbott and Costello would know.

>>>To save money, Hu created fake postage stamps to ship packages by printing duplicate and counterfeit Netstamps, which are stamps purchased online from third-party vendors and printed onto adhesive paper.<<<

2 posted on 04/28/2024 6:24:05 AM PDT by Ezekiel (🆘️ "Come fly with US". 🔴 Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with MARS ♂️, aka every man)
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[What the heck were they mailing from China?]


Anyone who’s ever ordered anything from Temu or Aliexpress probably wonders how they manage to ship from abroad at rock-bottom prices. This may be part of the answer. My guess is the margins were paper-thin, and the savings were mostly passed on to consumers. Maybe the postal service will just send postage due bills to these online retail websites.


3 posted on 04/28/2024 6:27:50 AM PDT by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room)
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“””From November 2019 to May 2023, Chen and her accomplice, Chuanhua “Hugh” Hu, 51, owned and operated a package shipping business in the City of Industry.”””


If in 4 years they were able to defraud the Post Office of $150 million, then how many others have been doing the same with our incompetent USPS???????


4 posted on 04/28/2024 6:28:55 AM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
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To: artichokegrower

“ What the heck were they mailing from China?”

Temu.

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5 posted on 04/28/2024 6:29:26 AM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: artichokegrower

Well, when people who had to literally Lie, Cheat and Steal to survive in their country with oppressive government come to America, they just continue to act the same way. Imagine that!


6 posted on 04/28/2024 6:31:32 AM PDT by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show hosts to me.... Sting…)
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So the fraud was in the money _saved_ from stamps that were duplicates or counterfeits of stamps purchased as USPS-recognized legitimate from online vendors.

Rather than somehow directly bilking the USPS of $150 million, the shippers saved that money otherwise spent on shipping via stamps that were fakes.

...Just naking sure I understand the story.


7 posted on 04/28/2024 6:32:13 AM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: artichokegrower

She stole from the federal government tens of millions of times per the article but they only got her on two counts?

The frowning protester strolling through the halls of Congress will get more time than her.


8 posted on 04/28/2024 6:34:42 AM PDT by jeffersondem
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To: artichokegrower; raygunfan; Gamecock; Larry Lucido; FredZarguna; PROCON; KC_Lion; Rebelbase; ...

I’m guessing that she was an importer-exporter


9 posted on 04/28/2024 6:40:27 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: artichokegrower
As many have noted, it is cheaper to mail something from China than from a town a hundred miles away.

This is one of the ways the USA directly subsidizes China.

10 posted on 04/28/2024 6:43:17 AM PDT by marktwain (The Republic is at risk. Resistance to the Democratic Party is Resistance to Tyranny. )
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Here’s the brains behind the whole operation.


11 posted on 04/28/2024 6:43:28 AM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real)
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Chen and her accomplice, Chuanhua “Hugh” Hu

So Hugh in a series (of crimes)?

12 posted on 04/28/2024 6:43:38 AM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America.)
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Yes, instead of paying the USPS for delivering the packages, they counterfeited the “receipt” — the markings on the envelope.

Were the savings passed on to the consumers? I doubt it. It sounds like Chen and Hu were paid for the postage and kept that money.

There was an international treaty from the 1800s whereby nations deliver international mail for each other and this meant China could mail products from China (and presumably other nations) to the US for a very small amount. There shipping cost less than domestic US shipping.

This company may have been set up in response to Trump’s withdrawal from the treaty.


13 posted on 04/28/2024 6:45:07 AM PDT by Chicory
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“The shipping labels were fraudulent and frequently included, among other red flags, ‘intelligent barcode data’ recycled from previously mailed packages,” according to court documents. “Intelligent barcode data is used in some postage shipping labels to evidence the payment of required postage for the shipped item.”

If the barcodes didn't flag the theft for four years, they don't sound very "intelligent."

14 posted on 04/28/2024 6:47:05 AM PDT by edwinland
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To: jeffersondem

YES! THIS IS DEPLORABLE!!!

J-6er’s took nothing, did nothing and are confined after 4 years of nothing. A political prisoner I visit has been in for almost SIX years for a $40K offense!!!! He has 13 years to go....all because he chose Trump over Hillary.

When I hear these stories, I pray for judges who have handed unjust sentences to so many, knowing they can imprison anyone for times and times again. My American citizen has met Jesus in prison and has a covering for the time he is incarcerated and when he will be free.


15 posted on 04/28/2024 6:47:27 AM PDT by YouGoTexasGirl ( )
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To: jeffersondem

I’m sure there are thousands upon thousands of U.S. law school graduates who will be able to justify and defend the actions of these people and would relish the chance to do so. We are so expert in this country at protecting the rights of those who commit criminal acts against us It’s one of those things we do best now.


16 posted on 04/28/2024 6:48:03 AM PDT by 4Runner
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To: artichokegrower

The timeline is telling:

USPS is done subsidizing Chinese package shipping
BY MICHAEL CZINKOTA, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR - 11/24/18

https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/418081-usps-is-done-subsidizing-chinese-package-shipping/

Most people were unaware that taxpayers were subsidizing USPS package shipments from Chyna to the U.S. for decades.


17 posted on 04/28/2024 6:49:18 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: artichokegrower

Just wow. I have to quit reading this stuff. By the way, the government folks know they are hated. I have asked them and they confirm it. Check the levels of security just to pay a ticket or handle a small matter at most government offices of all kinds and you will see it. What is interesting is they DON’T CHANGE THE WAY THEY’RE TREATING PEOPLE OR THEIR STUPID DECISIONS.


18 posted on 04/28/2024 6:49:28 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: Zhang Fei

I have never bought anything from Temu or Aliexpress and do not ever plan on doing so.

However, my internet browser thinks that Temu is one of my favorite sites. This is probably because I see so many Temu ads with weird things. I just have to click on the ad to find out what the things are.


19 posted on 04/28/2024 6:57:36 AM PDT by exDemMom (Dr. exDemMom, infectious disease and vaccines research specialist.)
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It was revealed recently that yemu and shien both Chinese companies use slave labor.....that explains why they can sell items for super cheap


20 posted on 04/28/2024 7:05:49 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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