Crime & Safety

UPS Workers Allegedly Re-Routed Packages to Themselves

Seven Atlanta-area UPS employees are accused of putting new shipping labels on electronics and having them mailed to their homes.

ATLANTA, GA -- Seven former and current UPS employees are on trial near Atlanta for allegedly putting fake shipping labels on electronic devices in order to steal them, according to a report.

Workers and a supervisor at the UPS Customer Center near Forest Park would put new labels on electronics from Best Buy which directed the packages to their own homes, WSB-TV says. Investigators say the scheme went on for nine months until UPS’ security systems took notice.

UPS has since fired all the suspects, according to WSB-TV.

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