5/2/25 – Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. today announced the sentencing of postal worker DESTINY ANDERSON, 36, and the guilty plea of her partner ANTHONY JOHNSON, 34, for stealing credit cards and checks from the mail. The defendants would either sell the stolen credit cards and checks to other individuals or use them for personal benefit.

ANDERSON, who was a United States Postal Service employee (USPS) stationed in Midtown, was sentenced to 3 years of conditional discharge. ANDERSON pleaded guilty to one count of Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree on March 13, 2025. JOHNSON pleaded guilty in a New York State Supreme Court to Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree. Under the terms of his plea, he is expected to be sentenced on June 27, 2025, to 1.5-3 years in state prison.

“Anthony Johnson and Destiny Anderson intercepted mail to steal checks and credit cards from hardworking Manhattanites for their own greed,” said District Attorney Bragg. “Postal workers are expected to provide Americans with reliable mail service, and these defendants jeopardized that. We will hold accountable those who take advantage of their public positions to steal from others.”

According to court documents and statements made on the record, and as admitted in the defendants’ guilty pleas, JOHNSON and ANDERSON operated their scheme between May 14, 2021, and March 10, 2022.

ANDERSON was a United States Postal Service employee stationed at 322 West 52nd Street, also known as the “Radio City Post Office”, which is the only post office servicing the mailing 10019 zip code.

ANDERSON’s responsibilities included sorting mail and acting as a mail “relay” truck driver transporting bags of mail to designated locations within the 10019 zip code.

ANDERSON would identify and take envelopes containing credit cards or checks. One check was in the amount of over $387,000, and another was for $21,500. She did this in coordination with JOHNSON who would often encourage and direct ANDERSON to steal the envelopes.

Once the credit cards or checks were obtained, ANDERSON and JOHNSON would use them for their personal benefit or sell and attempt to sell them to other individuals, including through Instagram. The defendants would then be repaid through Zelle or CashApp. They used the stolen credit cards to purchase items at Yves Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, B&H Photo, BJ’s Wholesale, and Duane Reade.

Each victim was reimbursed by their banks.

Assistant D.A.s Benjamin Reed (Financial Frauds Bureau) and Alexander Sanyshyn (Financial Frauds Bureau) are handling the prosecution of this case under the supervision of Assistant D.A.s Kelly Thomas (Deputy Chief of the Financial Frauds Bureau), Hope Korenstein (Deputy Chief of the Financial Frauds Bureau), Kofi Sansculotte (Chief of the Financial Frauds Bureau), and Executive Assistant D.A. Jodie Kane (Chief of the Investigation Division). Investigative Analyst Jade Yang is providing valuable assistance. Former Paralegals Leila Mohamed and Krisellie Acevedo also provided valuable assistance.

D.A. Bragg thanked the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General, the United States Postal Inspection Service, and the New York Police Department’s Financial Crimes Task Force for their partnership in this investigation.

Defendant Information:

ANTHONY JOHNSON

Convicted:

• Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree, a class E felony, one count

Defendant Information:

DESTINY ANDERSON

Queens, NY

Convicted:

• Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree, a class E felony, one count