A San Gabriel Valley woman who was accused of using counterfeit postage on tens of millions of packages pleaded guilty Friday to defrauding the United States Postal Service out of more than $150 million.
Lijuan “Angela” Chen, 51, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. and one count of using counterfeit postage, according to a statement from the U.S. Justice Department.
Chen, a resident of Walnut, has been in federal custody since she was arrested in May 2023. A co-defendant, 51-year-old Chuanhua “Hugh” Hu — who authorities say is considered a fugitive hiding in China — has been charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud the U.S., three counts of passing and possessing counterfeit obligations of the U.S. and a count of forging and counterfeiting postage stamps.
I assume this would have been caught sooner if the USPS would actually update things to the modern age. The postal service is so inefficient. Why do I frequently have packages travel to my state, then back out of my state and then back again?
Republicans gutted the postal service.
Simple as.
Because that’s how logistical networks work. Sometimes it will show it go back halfway accross the country, but that’s just flaws in their awful tracking system.