Checks Stolen From Mailboxes End Up In Postman’s CU Account

SEATTLE – A postman was charged with stealing almost $220,000 in checks from his route and depositing them in his account at BECU, formerly Boeing Employees CU.

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Trevor McBee was accused of depositing six checks in his wife's BECU account that had been intended for several businesses, including one for more than $208,000. The postman told his wife that he won the lottery after he deposited the $208,000 check, prosecutors said.

McBee confessed to the thefts and said he used the stolen money to pay off bills and buy a new Lexus.

He is charged with theft of U.S. mail by a postal service employee and six counts of bank fraud.


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