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The owners of a California insurance agency have been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly sending more than a million pieces of mail without paying the postage, according to Fox affiliate KTVU.
Allan Yiv Chan and Jevelyn Viernes Chan were charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and three counts each of mail fraud. The Chans own the Sonic One Insurance Agency in Pleasonton, Calif. They’re accused of misusing the US Postal Service’s bulk mail program between 2012 and 2016, according to KTVU.
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According to the indictment, the Chans submitted forms that “materially misrepresented the volume of bulk mail they had been authorized to send by the USPS.”
According to authorities, the Chans put more than a million pieces of unpaid mail through the postal system, resulting in a $300,000 cost to the USPS.
The Chans appeared in federal court in San Jose, Monday, according to KTVU. Jevelyn Chan pleaded not guilty.
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