Six charged in extensive Anchorage mail fraud case

Six Anchorage residents have been charged in a large mail fraud case.
Assistant U.S Attorney Aunnie Steward said the suspects used altered checks from stolen mail and stolen vehicles in order to defraud various banks and stores throughout Anchorage — all the while using stolen identities.
“The allegations show that this was one of the more successful mail fraud rings that we have charged in this district, specifically in Anchorage,” Steward said.
Steward said between stolen che