Former Connecticut Postal Employee Admits Stealing Checks from Mail, Role in Bank Fraud Scheme

Former Connecticut Postal Employee Admits Stealing Checks from Mail, Role in Bank Fraud Scheme

8/29/25 – David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KIERRA BLOUNT, 35, formerly of Stamford and currently residing in Plymouth, North Carolina, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to fraud and mail theft offenses. According to court documents and statements made in court, […]

Former U.S. Postal Inspector Charged with Stealing Over $330,000 in Cash from Elderly Victims

Former U.S. Postal Inspector Charged with Stealing Over $330,000 in Cash from Elderly Victims

Defendant used stolen cash to pay for escorts; pool patio and outdoor bar; cruise expenses BOSTON – 8/29/25 – A former U.S. Postal Inspector was arrested and charged today for allegedly stealing over $330,000 in cash from packages mailed by elderly victims and then laundering the cash and failing to report it to the Internal […]

Madera, CA Man Arrested on Gun Charges and for Possessing Counterfeit U.S. Postal Service Keys

Madera, CA Man Arrested on Gun Charges and for Possessing Counterfeit U.S. Postal Service Keys

8/27/25 – Brian Hindman, 49, of Madera, was arrested today on criminal complaint for being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of counterfeit U.S. Postal Service keys, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced. According to court records, on July 25, 2025, as Hindman pulled into a casino parking lot, law enforcement officers arrested […]

Georgia man sentenced to federal prison for stealing mail and committing bank fraud

Georgia man sentenced to federal prison for stealing mail and committing bank fraud

AUGUSTA, GA: 8/27/25 – A Richmond County man was sentenced to federal prison for using a United States Postal Service key to steal mail, commit bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Earl Demetrius Overton, 32, of Augusta, Georgia, was sentenced to 84 months in prison after pleading guilty to bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, and […]

Montgomery, AL Man Sentenced to Over Eight Years for $1 Million Mail and Bank Fraud Scheme and Illegal Firearm Possession

Montgomery, AL Man Sentenced to Over Eight Years for $1 Million Mail and Bank Fraud Scheme and Illegal Firearm Possession

MONTGOMERY, AL – 8/21/25 – Today, Acting United States Attorney Kevin Davidson announced that a Montgomery man has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for orchestrating a mail and bank fraud scheme that caused over $1 million in losses, as well as for illegally possessing firearms as a convicted felon. On […]

Three Rochester, NY men arrested, charged in postal theft ring

Three Rochester, NY men arrested, charged in postal theft ring

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – 8/15/25 – U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Lamarious Bradley, Lucius Bradley, and Chad Brown, all of Rochester, NY, were arrested and charged by criminal complaint with mail theft, unlawful possession of USPS mailbox keys, and conspiracy to commit bank fraud, which carry a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison […]

Indianapolis felon sentenced to 175 months’ imprisonment for machine gun possession and mail theft scheme

Indianapolis felon sentenced to 175 months’ imprisonment for machine gun possession and mail theft scheme

INDIANAPOLIS – 7/24/25 – A district judge sentenced an Indianapolis felon to spend nearly 15 years in federal prison after he was found in possession of a machine gun and altered checks stolen from the mail valued at more than $1.2 million. In April 2024, a jury convicted Derrick Barbour, 28, of Indianapolis, also known […]

Carson Woman and Former USPS Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Checks and Credit Cards from the Mail

Carson Woman and Former USPS Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Checks and Credit Cards from the Mail

LOS ANGELES – 8/11/25 – A South Bay woman who formerly worked as a letter carrier for the United States Postal Service in Torrance pleaded guilty today to stealing checks and debit and credit cards from the mail then selling them to her accomplices for three years, using the illicitly obtained funds to take international […]

New Orleans Woman Guilty of Theft of Mail by Postal Employee

New Orleans Woman Guilty of Theft of Mail by Postal Employee

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – 8/7/25 – Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that on August 5, 2025, KANESHA FLORENCE (“FLORENCE”), age 28, pled guilty to theft of mail by a postal employee, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1709. According to court records, on February 6, 2023, FLORENCE allegedly unlawfully stole and removed a greeting card […]