Man Used Address Change Form To Move UPS HQ To His Home: Report

CHICAGO, IL — A man living on Chicago's North Side submitted a change of address form for a UPS corporate headquarters in Atlanta last October, according to a report by the Chicago Tribune. He was able to successfully change the corporation's address to his own apartment in Rogers Park, the Tribune reported. Court documents don't name the corporation, but show that the man began receiving the company's mail, including around $58,000 in checks that prosecutors say he deposited.

According to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court, Dushaun Henderson-Spruce received several thousand pieces of company mail, and it took months for anyone to catch on.

Henderson-Spruce received employees' personal information, invoices, corporate credit cards and letters to the CEO, court documents show.

On Jan. 16, UPS security notified the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and on Jan. 25, postal inspectors searched Henderson-Spruce's apartment. Around 3,000 pieces of mail addressed to the corporation were found in the home, according to court documents.

In a brief interview with the Tribune, Henderson-Spruce said his identity may have been stolen and the address change was a result of a mix-up. He declined to elaborate, according to the report.

Henderson-Spruce faces federal charges of mail theft and mail fraud.

USPS said its fraud rates are very low, and urged the public and companies to report any suspicious activity to a local post office or the federal USPS division. The postal service said it continues to enhance its security for its change of address process, and assess how it can best protect customers against mail fraud.

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