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Indy postal worker admits to stealing checks in $34 million fraud scheme; 5 charged

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INDIANAPOLIS — A former USPS letter carrier from Indianapolis has pleaded guilty to orchestrating a $34 million bank fraud scheme using checks stolen from mail deliveries. Destinee Ruffin is one of five defendants who have pleaded guilty in the federal fraud case.

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    INDIANAPOLIS — A former USPS letter carrier from Indianapolis has pleaded guilty to orchestrating a $34 million bank fraud scheme using checks stolen from mail deliveries. Destinee Ruffin is one of five defendants who have pleaded guilty in the federal fraud case.

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