Defendant who directed mail check theft scheme sentenced to 6 years in prison

Defendant who directed mail check theft scheme sentenced to 6 years in prison

CINCINNATI – 9/12/25 – Treyvon Alexander, 21, of Georgetown, Kentucky, was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 72 months in prison for orchestrating the largest known theft of checks from the mail in Cincinnati. As part of his sentence, Alexander is ordered to pay more than half a million dollars in restitution. According to […]

California Announces 72 Felony Convictions in Organized Criminal Postal Theft and Bank Fraud Scheme

California Announces 72 Felony Convictions in Organized Criminal Postal Theft and Bank Fraud Scheme

OAKLAND –9/17/25 – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced the felony convictions of 72 individuals involved in a widespread mail theft and postal fraud operation that resulted in the theft of nearly $6 million from hundreds of people. The defendants — who operated out of multiple counties across California, including Los Angeles County and […]

Former North Carolina Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Compensation Fraud

Former North Carolina Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Compensation Fraud

9/19/25 – ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Sandra “Sandy” Cannon Throneburg, 74, of Morganton, N.C., appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge W. Carleton Metcalf today and pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Kathleen Woodson, Executive Special Agent in Charge of the United States Postal Service, Office […]

New York Man Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft Charge Stemming from U.S. Postal Service Fraud Scheme

New York Man Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft Charge Stemming from U.S. Postal Service Fraud Scheme

9/15/25 – David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Boston Division, announced that EZEKIEL BAILEY, 33, of Brooklyn, New York, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to an identity theft […]

Florida Man Convicted at Trial of Mail Fraud in Connection with Mass-Mailing Scam

Florida Man Convicted at Trial of Mail Fraud in Connection with Mass-Mailing Scam

9/17/25 – United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced today that, on September 15, 2025, ROBERT W. LEDERHILGER III was convicted of mail fraud in connection with a years-long, mass-mailing scam.  The defendant was found guilty following a one-week jury trial before U.S. District Judge Andrew L. Carter. “Robert […]

Former Massachusetts Letter Carrier Indicted for Theft of Postal Customers’ Prescription Drugs

Former Massachusetts Letter Carrier Indicted for Theft of Postal Customers’ Prescription Drugs

BOSTON – 9/5/25 – A former U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly stealing packages containing prescription medications from postal customers on his route. Michael Vernon, 52, of Somerville, Mass. has been indicted on one count of theft of mail by an officer or employee. Vernon was […]

Former Massachusetts Letter Carrier Indicted for Theft of Postal Customers’ Prescription Drugs

Former Massachusetts Letter Carrier Indicted for Theft of Postal Customers’ Prescription Drugs

BOSTON – 9/5/25 – A former U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly stealing packages containing prescription medications from postal customers on his route. Michael Vernon, 52, of Somerville, Mass. has been indicted on one count of theft of mail by an officer or employee. Vernon was […]

Former South Carolina Mail Handler Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Mail, Selling Bank Information

Former South Carolina Mail Handler Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Mail, Selling Bank Information

COLUMBIA, S.C. — 9/6/25 – Vincent Anthony Gailliard Jr., 41, of Sumter, has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that between April 2022 and May 2023, Gailliard was employed as a mail handler at the USPS Processing and Distribution Center in […]

Louisiana Mail Contractor Sentenced for Bank Fraud and Mail Theft

Louisiana Mail Contractor Sentenced for Bank Fraud and Mail Theft

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – 9/5/25 – Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that RACHEL WATTS SANDERS (“SANDERS”), age 39, of Loranger, Louisiana, was sentenced on August 28, 2025, to five (5) years of probation. The determination of restitution will be held at a later date. SANDERS previously pleaded guilty to wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, […]