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Depending on the circumstances, yes.
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What is the penalty for opening someone else's mail if your fifteen?
Tampering with someone else's mail is a federal offense.
Is it a federal offense to open someone else's mail at work?
Yes
How do you prosecute someone who hacked email?
Sick the cops on him, it is a federal offense to hack someone else's email.
Can you open mail sent to your address but not addressed to you?
No, you may not. It is a federal offense to open someone else's mail.
What is the worst legally that can happen for reading spouse's emails if they decide to pursue you legally?
To the best of my knowledge there is NO criminal offense attached to the reading of someone else's e-mails.However, for reading someone else's US Mail - it is a Federal Offense.
Is it a federal offense to hold a tenants mail?
Yes, tampering, hiding, removing, or opening mail not addressed to you, before it is delivered to the intended addressee, is a federal crime.
Can you open someone else's mailbox just to look to see who the mail is addressed to?
No, you can't. It is considered a federal offense to take and look at someone's mail and/or look in their box.
Can you be charged by law if you keep someone's US mail?
Yes, it is a federal offense (violation of United States Postal Regulations) to interfere with the delivery of someone else's mail.
What happens if you throw away mail that belongs to someone else?
Throwing away mail that belongs to someone else is illegal and considered mail theft. It is a federal offense that can result in fines and imprisonment. The best course of action is to return the mail to the postal service or deliver it to the correct recipient.
Is it legal to pretend to be somebody else at the post office in order to get their mail for them?
No , such a misrepresentation is a Federal Offense .
Is it legal for someone to keep someone's mail?
No, keeping someone else's mail is an offense with the US Postal Service.
Cashing an insurance check payable to another person a federal offense?
Yes. Cashing a check that belongs to someone else and is written to pay someone else is a federal offense. You can be jailed for doing so. Most importantly - the bank will not cash the check because your name and identification wouldn't match the other person. Even if you happen to forge them both, police officers will catch you and force you to return the money to the person to whom the check was issued in the first place and then put you in jail
