Man arrested in Pakistan in $126m postage fraud case
By The BriefBrief
Faheem Akram was arrested in Pakistan and accused of running a counterfeit postage operation that allegedly cost the U.S. Postal Service $126 million. He allegedly sold more than 5 million fake postage labels for $2 apiece.
WHO:Pakistani authorities arrested Faheem Akram, who is accused of running the counterfeit postage operation.
WHAT:Faheem Akram was arrested in Pakistan over an alleged counterfeit postage operation targeting the U.S. Postal Service.
WHEN:Reported Oct 21, 2026 at 3:02 AM ET
WHERE:Pakistan
WHY:The arrest was connected to allegations that Akram sold counterfeit postage labels in a scheme that cost the U.S. Postal Service $126 million.
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