Former California postal employee indicted for mail fraud aimed at duping thousands with mass mailings

Former California postal employee indicted for mail fraud aimed at duping thousands with mass mailings

Used scam letters leading thousands of intended victims to believe they owed state filing fees for businesses – defendant allegedly pocketed nearly $100,000 Seattle – A San Jose, California resident was arrested today on an indictment from the Western District of Washington for his scheme to steal from thousands of businesses and charities with scam […]

Six Defendants Charged in Multimillion-Dollar Check Theft and Bank Fraud Ring

Six Defendants Charged in Multimillion-Dollar Check Theft and Bank Fraud Ring

6/12/25 – The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and the Acting Inspector in Charge of the New York Division of the United States Postal Inspection Service, Edward Gallashaw, announced today the unsealing of a Superseding Indictment charging six defendants – MICHAEL EDWARDS, a/k/a “Only1Giela”; SHAKEEMO HILL, a/k/a “Keemo,” […]

Sacramento Man Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison for Postal Robberies While Armed with a Dangerous Weapon

Sacramento Man Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison for Postal Robberies While Armed with a Dangerous Weapon

6/13/25- William Carl Jackson, 36, of Sacramento, was sentenced today to five years and three months in prison for robbing a postal carrier while armed with a dangerous weapon, Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith announced. According to court documents, Jackson robbed two postal carriers in Sacramento, one on July 11, 2024, and a second on […]

Fort Myers Man Sentenced for Conspiring with California Man to Distribute Drugs Through the U.S. Mail

Fort Myers Man Sentenced for Conspiring with California Man to Distribute Drugs Through the U.S. Mail

Fort Myers, Florida – 6/13/25 – U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber today sentenced Durand Dijuon Demetiu Colbert (35, Fort Myers) to 12 years in federal prison for conspiracy with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and attempted possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Colbert pled guilty on […]

Two Former USPS Employees, Charged in Connection with Scheme to Steal $80 Million in U.S. Treasury Checks

Two Former USPS Employees, Charged in Connection with Scheme to Steal $80 Million in U.S. Treasury Checks

PHILADELPHIA – 6/11/25 – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Tauheed Tucker, 23, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Cory Scott, 25, of Ardmore, Pa., and Alexander Telewoda, 25, of Clifton Heights, Pa., were arrested and charged by superseding indictment with conspiracy to steal government funds, theft of government funds, and mail theft, arising from a multimillion-dollar […]

California man sentenced for threatening to kill postal workers in U.S. Virgin Islands

California man sentenced for threatening to kill postal workers in U.S. Virgin Islands

St. Thomas, USVI – 6/9/25 – Acting U.S. Attorney Adam F. Sleeper announced today that Simon Peters, 42, of California, was sentenced on Friday, June 6, 2025, by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Robert A. Molloy to 8 months’ imprisonment, followed by 30 months of supervised release, for threatening to kill employees of the United […]

Two South Florida Men Charged with Mail Theft, Thanks to Public

Two South Florida Men Charged with Mail Theft, Thanks to Public

MIAMI – 6/9/25 – Two South Florida men are charged with mail theft after surveillance video released to the public resulted in their identification. According to the charging complaint and indictment, on April 26, Wilfredo Rivero, 31, was seen on surveillance forcibly opening a cluster of mailboxes at an apartment complex in Sunrise, Florida. Once […]

Virginia man pleads guilty to stealing mail from North Chesterfield post office

Virginia man pleads guilty to stealing mail from North Chesterfield post office

RICHMOND, Va. – 6/6/25 – A North Chesterfield man pled guilty today to burglary of a post office. According to court documents, on June 7, 2024, officers with the Chesterfield County Police Department responded to a reported break in at a U.S. Post Office in North Chesterfield. When officers arrived, they observed Elijah Holmes, 25, […]

Buffalo, NY man pleads guilty to conspiracy to steal mail and possession of a postal service key

Buffalo, NY man pleads guilty to conspiracy to steal mail and possession of a postal service key

BUFFALO, N.Y.-6/6/25 – U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Antonio Jones, Jr., 25, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to conspiracy to commit mail theft and possession of postal service key, which carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, and a fine of $250,000. Assistant […]

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