Three Virginia men charged with armed robbery conspiracy targeting USPS mail carriers

Three Virginia men charged with armed robbery conspiracy targeting USPS mail carriers

NORFOLK, Va. – 3/22/24 – Three men from the Hampton Roads area have been indicted and arrested on federal charges accusing them of planning and executing robberies of U.S. Postal Service mail carriers at gunpoint and related financial fraud. On March 19, Ricky Damion Christopher Jones, Jr., 20, of Virginia Beach was arrested on the […]

Former Massachusetts USPS Employee Indicted for Theft of Postal Money Orders

Former Massachusetts USPS Employee Indicted for Theft of Postal Money Orders

BOSTON – 3/22/24 – A former U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee has been indicted for allegedly embezzling over $19,000. Christine Hedges, 46, of Brockton, was indicted on March 20, 2024 on one count of theft of government money. She appeared today in federal court and was released on conditions. According to the indictment, Hedges began […]

Three Ohio Men Arrested in Postal Robbery Case

Three Ohio Men Arrested in Postal Robbery Case

CLEVELAND – 3/21/24 – Rebecca C. Lutzko, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio announced that a federal grand jury sitting in Cleveland returned a five-count indictment charging Devin Sims, Michael Williams, and Teontaey Thomas with aiding and abetting each other in Robbery of Mail or Property of the United States and Stealing […]

Two Men Charged with Robbing U.S. Postal Carriers at Knife Point

Two Men Charged with Robbing U.S. Postal Carriers at Knife Point

Winston McLeod of Orange, New Jersey and Lance Funderburk of Brooklyn, New York are also alleged to have staged 2 USPS break-ins PORTLAND, Maine:  3/20/24 – Two men from the New York City metro area were charged with burglarizing two Maine post offices and robbing, at knife point, two U.S. Postal Service (USPS) letter carriers. […]

Two Brothers Sentenced to Prison for Multi-District Scheme to Defraud the United States Postal Service, UPS, and Citizens Bank

Two Brothers Sentenced to Prison for Multi-District Scheme to Defraud the United States Postal Service, UPS, and Citizens Bank

A third brother involved in the scheme was sentenced to prison last month PHILADELPHIA – 3/18/24 – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Zumar Dubose, 35, of Atlantic City, NJ, and Abdush Dubose, 37, of Boynton Beach, FL, were sentenced by United States District Judge Wendy Beetlestone, in connection with their scheme to […]

Providence Man Admits Role in Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy, Plot to Kidnap a U.S. Letter Carrier

Providence Man Admits Role in Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy, Plot to Kidnap a U.S. Letter Carrier

PROVIDENCE, RI – 3/15/24 – A Providence man pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday to a charge of conspiracy to possess 500 grams or more of cocaine with the intent to distribute, at the same time admitting to a federal judge that conspiracy members kidnapped a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) worker at gunpoint while […]

Three Fayetteville Men Charged in Conspiracy Involving Checks Stolen from Wake County Collection Boxes

Three Fayetteville Men Charged in Conspiracy Involving Checks Stolen from Wake County Collection Boxes

RALEIGH, N.C. – 3/13/24 – A federal grand jury returned a 13-count indictment charging three men for their alleged role in a conspiracy and scheme involving the theft of checks from United States Postal Service collection boxes located in Wake County.  According to the allegations in the indictment, one or more co-conspirators stole checks from […]

Man paid USPS letter carrier to deliver South Carolina packages of marijuana in mail

Man paid USPS letter carrier to deliver South Carolina packages of marijuana in mail

COLUMBIA, S.C. — 3/11/24 – Lemont Antwaun Darby, 37, of Orangeburg, was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute marijuana. Evidence presented to the court showed that Lemont Darby was a drug dealer who regularly received packages of marijuana through the U.S. Mail from California and […]

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