The Livingston Police Department detective bureau was substantially involved in a federal investigation into a bank fraud and mail theft scheme that led to seven arrests last week. “Livingston residents can take“Livingston residents can take pride in knowing our town has a highly-trained, highly-skilled wellrespected investigation division that works hard every day,” Livingston Police Chief Gary Marshuetz said. “They make it a point to collaborate with other law enforcement agencies in the region to assist in solving crimes and bringing closure to crime victims. For a small suburban town we have a very accomplished detective bureau.”Details were sparse on the local level, as Livingston was one of several agencies credited on the U.S. Department of Justice press release, which is excerpted below.A Middlesex County man and an Essex County man were arrested in connection with two criminal complaints charging them with scheming with U.S. Postal Service employees and others to commit mail theft, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig announced. Yaseen Salih, 24, of Iselin, andYaseen Salih, 24, of Iselin, and Adeeb Salih, 29, of East Orange, were charged by complaint with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, conspiracy to commit mail theft and to possess stolen mail, and aggravated identity theft.Yaseen Salih was arrested earlier this week and made his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge André M. Espinosa and was detained. Adeeb Salih remains at large.Hakir Brown, 27, of Newark was arrested earlier this week and charged by way of a separate complaint with bank fraud, conspiracy to commit mail theft and to possess stolen mail, and aggravated identity theft. He was scheduled to make his initial appearance this past Tuesday.According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:USPS employees Khadijah Banks Oneal and Ashley Taylor stole envelopes containing credit cards, checks, and U.S. Treasury checks from the mail. From Dec. 12, 2020, to July 31, 2021, Taylor sold stolen mail to Yaseen Salih; from Jan. 30, 2020, until her arrest on July 28, 2021, Banks Oneal sold stolen mail to Jahad Salter and Dashaun Brown and supplied stolen mail to Hakir Brown. Yaseen Salih and Adeeb Salih, Hakir Brown, Salter, and Banks Oneal, fraudulently posed as the account holders of stolen credit cards, called the banks that issued the stolen credit cards, and used personal identifying information belonging to the account holder to obtain or change information about the stolen ...
