Hartford Courant

CT woman accused of cashing ‘washed’ check from yacht club. She claims she did it to see her child.

A Connecticut woman was arrested on Thursday following an investigation into check washing in Old Lyme. Soniah Thompson, 28, of Waterbury, turned herself into Troop F in Westbrook on the strength of ...
NBC 10 Philadelphia

Senators Want Postal Service to Secure Blue Mailboxes After ‘Washed Check' Problems

Four U.S. senators, including three from Pennsylvania and Delaware, have sent a letter to the U.S. Postmaster General demanding answers regarding concerns over security of mail inside Postal Service ...
The Island Packet

Spike in checks stolen, ‘washed’ from USPS in Hilton Head area. Over $60K targeted

Ten days after mailing a $1,640 check through the U.S. Postal Service, a Hilton Head couple found the sum had been “mobile deposited” into the bank account of a man they didn’t know. Over the next two ...
WAVY-TV

Investigation: Postal officials confirm mail stolen from Virginia Beach box tied to more check washing victims

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Steal the mail, wash the check, repeat. The cycle of “check washing,” a scam that involves mail and bank fraud, continues in Hampton Roads. The cases of check washing at ...