Postal Worker Arrested For Identify Theft

[Erica Absetz <eabsetz () opensecurityfoundation org>]

http://menlopark-atherton.patch.com/articles/postal-worker-arrested

A U.S. Postal Service mail carrier accused of stealing thousands of
pieces of mail to provide credit cards to friends has pleaded not
guilty to several charges and is expected to return to court on
Thursday, San Mateo County prosecutors said.

Romeo Maniulit Natan, 38, pleaded not guilty on Friday to multiple
counts of identity theft, possession of stolen property and
second-degree burglary, according to the district attorney's office.

Natan allegedly stole thousands of pieces of mail and passed out
credit cards from the stolen mail to friends in the northern part of
the county, prosecutors said. At least three accomplices used the
stolen credit cards to make purchases. After one was caught, he
implicated Natan as the distributor of the cards. Natan was also
caught on surveillance video using stolen credit cards on two
occasions at the Target store in Colma, prosecutors said.

Natan was arrested on Dec. 19 police obtained a search warrant for his
home and found more than 2,000 pieces of mail in a storage closet as
well as more than 1,000 other pieces of mail in the trunk of his car,
according to the district attorney's office.

Natan did not waive his right to a speedy preliminary hearing so will
return to court Thursday for a status hearing and on Jan. 7 for the
preliminary hearing, prosecutors said. He remains in custody in lieu
of $150,000 bail.
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