--- title: "Pakistani national charged in US for $126 million counterfeit postage scheme" description: "Most outlets led with the charge against the Pakistani national for defrauding the US Postal Service of $126 million through counterfeit postage labels. Arab News Pakistan and Dawn both highlighted the amount involved and the nature of the scheme, with Dawn providing additional context about the press release from the US. Framing was largely consistent across the excerpts, with no notable differences in emphasis or tone." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/11813-pakistani-national-indicted-in-126m-us-postage-fraud site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Pakistani national charged in US for $126 million counterfeit postage scheme pakistan · updated 2 Oct 2026, 10:28 PM PKT · 1–2 Oct 2026 · 5 articles from 5 outlets over 2 developments ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 2 Oct 2026 — Pakistani national charged in US for $126 million counterfeit postage scheme (2 outlets) > Most outlets led with the charge against the Pakistani national for defrauding the US Postal Service of $126 million through counterfeit postage labels. Arab News Pakistan and Dawn both highlighted the amount involved and the nature of the scheme, with Dawn providing additional context about the press release from the US. Framing was largely consistent across the excerpts, with no notable differences in emphasis or tone. - **Dawn** — [Pakistani national charged with defrauding US Postal Service of $126m](https://www.dawn.com/news/2034300/pakistani-national-charged-with-defrauding-us-postal-service-of-126m) · 2 Oct 2026, 10:28 PM PKT > A Pakistani national has been charged with defrauding the United States Postal Service (USPS) of $125 million by selling counterfeit postage labels online, it emerged on Friday. According to a press release by the US Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of Florida, issued on Monday on the website of the Department of Justice (DOJ), a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging a Pa... - **Arab News Pakistan** — [Pakistani charged in US over $126 million counterfeit postage scheme](https://www.arabnews.pk/pakistan/pakistani-charged-in-us-over-126-million-counterfeit-postage-scheme-3002981) · 2 Oct 2026, 7:07 PM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing ### 1 Oct 2026 — Pakistani National Indicted in U.S. Over Alleged Postage Fraud Scheme (3 outlets) > Most outlets led with the indictment of a Pakistani national in the U.S. over the alleged sale of millions of counterfeit postage labels. The Express Tribune and Minute Mirror highlighted the $126 million fraud figure, while Daily Pakistan focused on the potential 20-year prison sentence and the scale of the scheme. All excerpts noted the individual’s connection to Khanewal and the operation of an online website. - **Minute Mirror** — [Pakistani national indicted in $126m US postage fraud](https://minutemirror.com.pk/pakistani-national-indicted-in-126m-us-postage-fraud-638485/) · 2 Oct 2026, 12:49 AM PKT > A Pakistani national has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Florida over allegations that he operated an online - **The Express Tribune** — [Pakistani national indicted in US over alleged $126m postage fraud](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2632485/pakistani-national-indicted-in-us-over-alleged-126m-postage-fraud) · 1 Oct 2026, 7:12 PM PKT · 87% identical wording to the newest filing > Faheem Akram allegedly operated website that sold over 5.1m counterfeit postage labels, Department of Justice says - **Daily Pakistan (English)** — [Pakistani Man faces up to 20 Years in Prison for selling 5Million Fake Postal Labels](https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/01-Oct-2026/pakistani-man-faces-up-to-20-years-in-prison-for-selling-5million-fake-postal-labels) · 1 Oct 2026, 1:51 PM PKT · 73% identical wording to the newest filing > WASHINGTON – A website selling cheap shipping labels has now turned into a massive US fraud case, with prosecutors accusing a 33-year-old Pakistani national from Khanewal of running a scheme involving more than 5.1 million fake postage labels and over $126 million in alleged losses to the US Postal Service. 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