PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal jury has convicted an Oregon man of multiple counts of mail fraud involving a moving and shipping operation that victimized customers and businesses across the nation.
Federal prosecutors said 59-year-old Lester Kasprowicz used various identities and ghost companies after a state court banned him in 2002 from operating any such business in Oregon.
Kasprowicz chose business names that resembled names of well-known, legitimate moving companies to deceive his customers.
Prosecutors said Kasprowicz would tell customers awaiting the arrival of family belongings or other goods they must pay hundreds or thousands of dollars more before delivery.
Even when customers paid more, prosecutors said Kasprowicz failed to deliver.
