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Brooklyn Man Sentenced for $240K Bergen County Mail Theft & Bank Fraud

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Busted: Brooklyn Man Sentenced in Multi-Year Bergen County Mail Theft & Bank Fraud Scheme

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Teaneck, NJ — The crackdown on mail theft continues as a Brooklyn man learns his fate for orchestrating a sophisticated scheme involving stolen USPS “arrow keys” and altered checks.

On February 18, 2026, Noah Aranzamendi, 27, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison. The sentence follows his role in a two-year conspiracy that targeted mailboxes across Bergen County and beyond, resulting in over $240,000 in losses to local victims and financial institutions.

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U.S. Postal Service National Dog Bite Awareness Campaign

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Ridgewood NJ, incidents involving dog attacks on Postal Service employees rose to more than 6,000 cases last year. As part of the 2025 USPS National Dog Bite Awareness Campaign, the organization is offering crucial information on how dog owners can be good stewards for safe mail delivery and ensure the safety of its employees.

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The “Check In the Mail ” has gone Missing in Ridgewood

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Ridgewood NJ , we have received multiply reports that mail dropped at the Ridgewood Post Office was somehow stolen and checks were fraudulently altered and deposited.  This follows a similar reports in the Twp of Washington and in Oakland Nj, earlier this year .

18 U.S. Code § 1708 – Theft or receipt of stolen mail matter gen­erally

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