{"id":30488,"date":"2021-04-20T08:40:16","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T13:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=30488"},"modified":"2021-04-20T08:40:16","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T13:40:16","slug":"postal-officials-confirm-mail-stolen-from-virginia-beach-box-tied-to-more-check-washing-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2021\/04\/20\/postal-officials-confirm-mail-stolen-from-virginia-beach-box-tied-to-more-check-washing-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"Postal officials confirm mail stolen from Virginia Beach box tied to more check washing victims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w3.cdn.anvato.net\/player\/prod\/v3\/anvload.html?key=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%3D%3D\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) \u2014 4\/19\/21 &#8211; Steal the mail, wash the check, repeat. The cycle of \u201ccheck washing,\u201d a scam that involves mail and bank fraud, continues in Hampton Roads.<\/p>\n<p>The cases of check washing at the post office on Thoroughgood Road in Virginia Beach, officially known as the Bayside station, go back as far as last spring. And for the first time, the United States Postal Service confirms that mail has been stolen there.<\/p>\n<p>Our\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wavy.com\/news\/local-news\/virginia-beach\/cleaned-out-check-washing-leaves-virginia-beach-woman-with-empty-bank-account\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">initial reporting<\/a><\/strong> in February uncovered three checks that were washed for similar amounts, all mailed from the Thoroughgood outdoor collection box. They started out as payments for bills, originally written for amounts of $200 or less. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wavy.com\/news\/local-news\/virginia-beach\/investigation-postal-officials-confirm-mail-stolen-from-virginia-beach-box-tied-to-more-check-washing-victims\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-30489\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Check-Washing-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Check-Washing-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Check-Washing-123x70.jpg 123w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Check-Washing.jpg 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) \u2014 4\/19\/21 &#8211; Steal the mail, wash the check, repeat. The cycle of \u201ccheck washing,\u201d a scam that involves mail and bank fraud, continues in Hampton Roads. The cases of check washing at the post office on Thoroughgood Road in Virginia Beach, officially known as the Bayside station, go back as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30489,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breaking","category-video-gallery","last_archivepost"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30488"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30488\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30490,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30488\/revisions\/30490"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}