NEWARK, N.J. – A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man and an Essex County, New Jersey man were arrested in connection with two criminal complaints charging them with scheming with U.S. Postal Service employees and others to commit mail theft, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.

Yaseen Salih, 24, of Iselin, New Jersey and Adeeb Salih, 29, of East Orange, New Jersey, were charged by complaint with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, conspiracy to commit mail theft and to possess stolen mail, and aggravated identity theft. Yaseen Salih was arrested today and made his initial appearances before U.S. Magistrate Judge André M. Espinosa and was detained. Adeeb Salih remains at large. Hakir Brown, 27, of Newark was arrested today and charged by way of a separate complaint with bank fraud, conspiracy to commit mail theft and to possess stolen mail, and aggravated identity theft. He is scheduled to make his initial appearance tomorrow.

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