A man has been arrested after U.S. Postal Inspectors discovered that he was stealing mail — including mail-in ballots — from people in Scottsdale, Arizona. The suspect, identified as 26-year-old Richard Anthony Ramos Jr. is from Stockton, CA. He was busted on July 21st with several unvoted mail-in ballots in his car. Now, he is facing felony charges, including two counts of third-degree burglary and one count of aggravated identity theft. A California man faces felony charges after U.S. Postal Inspectors caught him pulling stolen mail — including unvoted election ballots — from a collection box outside a Scottsdale post office. https://t.co/f4pay2IBut — ABC15 Arizona (@abc15) August 2, 2026 Ramos Jr. is accused of rigging a USPS collection with a cardboard box to trap outgoing mail, which he would then collect. We don’t know his motive for doing this, exactly, but investigators believe the scheme had been going on for months. ABC 15 Arizona reported further: Investigators say the scheme began as early as May 2026, when the U.S. Postal Inspection Service started receiving reports of stolen checks taken from the blue collection box in front of the Scottsdale Hopi Post Office. Postal inspectors say the suspect used USPS Priority and Express boxes as “traps,” stuffing them inside the collection box to prevent outgoing mail from dropping all the way down. The suspect would then return to retrieve the trap along with the accumulated mail. On June 30, a postal customer noticed his mail was getting stuck in the box. He peered inside and pulled out cardboard that had been stuffed in to block the mail. He contacted Scottsdale police, who notified postal inspectors according to court paperwork. In early July, the post office supervisor contacted a Postal Inspector to report that multiple traps had been found inside the collection box. On July 14, inspectors installed a camera and license plate reader at the location. On July 20, the post office supervisor contacted the Postal Inspector again to report that traps were found inside the collection box when a clerk collected mail at 9:30 a.m., noon, and 3:30 p.m. The clerk told inspectors she felt she was being watched and believed someone was stuffing the box immediately after she emptied it. Ramos was placed under arrest and told inspectors he was from California and had never been arrested, but declined to answer further questions. Ramos gave consent to search his vehicle and signed a USPIS consent form, the court records say. Inside, inspectors found USPS Priority boxes, Ramos’ cell phone, and U.S. mail — including 3 Maricopa County mail-in election ballots. This local news clip provided further coverage: !function(r,u,m,b,l,e){r._Rumble=b,r[b]||(r[b]=function(){(r[b]._=r[b]._||[]).push(arguments);if(r[b]._.length==1){l=u.createElement(m),e=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0],l.async=1,l.src=”https://rumble.com/embedJS/u4″+(arguments[1].video?’.’+arguments[1].video:”)+”/?url=”+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+”&args=”+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify([].slice.apply(arguments))),e.parentNode.insertBefore(l,e)}})}(window, document, “script”, “Rumble”); Rumble(“play”, {“video”:”v7bg2gg”,”div”:”rumble_v7bg2gg”}); What are your thoughts? TAP HERE TO ADD YOUR VOTE This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here. The post BUSTED: California Man ARRESTED After Being Caught Stealing Mail-in Ballots in Arizona appeared first on 100PercentFedUp.com.