Probably for the same reason anyone commits fraud or any other type of theft - greed. However, quite a number of money crimes are committed in desperation when under some sort of financial pressure the offender is trying to conceal, such as a gambling debt or problems re-paying a hire-purchase or other loan.
Perhaps not "mail fraud" as such but certainly fraudulent.
Mail fraud is a federal crime investigated by the FBI and the Postal Inspection Service- the post office's police agency. Start by contacting these agencies.
Yes, in the United States, check fraud is a federal offense. This goes for both wire fraud and mail fraud.
I think mail fraud is a felony everywhere, but I know for a fact that it is a felony in New York.
yes - mail fraud
Mail fraud is the use of the mail system to obtain money, goods and services through deceit and trickery. Using your mother's home address for the receipt of mail is not mail fraud. However, there are instances were it could be a problem. The biggest example is using the address for obtaining car insurance when the car is not at that address on a regular basis could be fraudulent.
No.
Mail tampering is a crime and is punishable by incarceration, fines, or a term of probation. Mail fraud however is federal crime.
Direct mail is not completely immune from fraud but it goes a long way to help prevent it. One of the draw backs could be that some of your clients could feel that it is impersonal and out of reach from you.
contact the police, that would be called theft
Statute law.
That depends on how seriously the cuart veiws it.