An Essex County man has admitted to using credit cards and checks stolen from the mail to attempt to defraud banks of over $250,000, according to the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey.
Adeeb Salih, 30, of East Orange, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud on an unspecified date in 2023 before U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty in Newark federal court.
According to documents filed in this and other cases, Salih obtained checks, including U.S. Treasury checks, and credit cards from Yaseen Salih, 25, and Jahad Salter, 26, who had recruited U.S. Postal Service employees to steal the credit cards and checks from the mail in exchange for compensation.
Once they obtained the stolen credit cards, Adeeb Salih, Yaseen Salih, and Salter fraudulently posed as the accountholders of the stolen cards when calling the banks that issued the cards and used personal identifying information belonging to the accountholders to obtain or change information about the stolen credit cards.
They then used the stolen credit cards to make purchases in New Jersey and elsewhere, resulting in attempted losses of over $250,000.
Yaseen Salih, Salter, and two U.S. Postal Service employees previously pleaded guilty for their respective roles in this scheme and are awaiting sentencing.
The charge of conspiracy to commit bank fraud carries a maximum punishment of 30 years in prison and a maximum fine of $1 million.
Sentencing is scheduled for January 10, 2023.
Related Federal Cases
- Sato Satka, $3.7M Credit Union Bank Fraud, Lakewood NJ, 2024 · New Jersey
- Barry Horrow, Bank Fraud, PA 2023 · Washington
- Ricardo Reid, Mail and Wire Fraud Conspiracy, New Jersey 2024 · Virginia
- Michael P. Klekamp, Bank Fraud, Virginia 2024 · New York
- Derrell Lee, Identity Theft and Bank Fraud, VT 2024 · New York
Key Facts
- State: New Jersey
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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