Scheme used fabricated information to obtain funding AUGUSA, GA: 12/10/24 – A Richmond County woman has been sentenced to federal prison and ordered to pay restitution for defrauding a COVID-19 small business relief program. Kameka Bausley, 43, of Augusta, was sentenced to 32 months in prison after pleading guilty to Wire Fraud, said Jill E. […]
MOBILE, AL – 12/9/24 – A Theodore man was sentenced to 32 months in prison for a bank fraud conspiracy, aggravated identity theft, and a wire fraud scheme. According to court documents, Sean Donnell White, 30, engaged in various fraud schemes between 2020 and 2022. One of White’s fraud schemes involved stealing mail to obtain […]
On November 12, 2024, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Nicole DeStefano, former Secretary-Treasurer of American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 776 (located in Altoona, Pa.), was charged with one count of embezzling union funds and three counts of filing false LM reports, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c) […]
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — 12/6/24 – Dale Langham keeps copies of surveillance video every time the cluster mailbox outside of his business office in Houston is broken into. He said he hoped the videos would help police identify who stole the company’s incoming checks. But, he said after filing a complaint with the U.S. Postal […]
12/5/24 – United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that Myaika Gross, age 40, of Denham Springs, Louisiana, pled guilty before U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles to wire fraud in connection with her defrauding of the COVID-19 relief programs. According to admissions made as part of her guilty plea, Gross worked as a […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – 12/5/24 – A mail bandit that left an interesting message on a ring camera after stealing mail in a D.C. neighborhood is facing charges. The suspect, identified as 25-year-old Ibrahim Emmanuel De La Cruz, of Washington D.C., spoke directly to the camera. FOX 5 got that surveillance video where one of the […]
Charges Filed in the Armed Robbery of a Postal Maintenance Worker and Multiple High-Volume Thefts of U.S. Mail from Multi-Family Luxury Residences in D.C., Virginia, and Maryland WASHINGTON – 12/4/24 – Ibrahim Emmanuel De La Cruz, 25, of Washington D.C., was extradited to face charges filed by criminal complaint with the alleged high-volume thefts of […]
Defendant Impersonated a Mail Carrier, Possessed Stolen USPS Arrow Keys That Open Blue Collection Boxes PHILADELPHIA – 12/3/24 – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Zachkey James, 29, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge R. Barclay Surrick to 48 months’ imprisonment, three years of supervised release, and […]
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — 11/27/24 – WESH 2 Investigates is learning more about the arrest of a Postal Service delivery driver who allegedly discarded a pile of mail in a wooded Orange County area, including a mail-in ballot. Driver Ottis McCoy Jr. was indicted [see DOJ below] after security cameras recorded him on Oct. 22 allegedly dumping […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — 11/26/24 – A four-count indictment was unsealed today, charging William Carl Jackson, 36, of Sacramento, with two counts each of armed robbery of a postal carrier and possession of mail keys, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, Jackson robbed postal carriers on July 11 and 31, 2024. During […]