Investigators captured thefts during surveillance SAVANNAH, Georgia: 4/20/26 – Two Chatham County men have been sentenced to prison after investigators caught them stealing mail from blue collection boxes. Brandon Chavonte Mincey, 34, and Antwan Williams, 52, both of Savannah, each pled guilty to Possession of a Stolen Mail Key, said Margaret E. “Meg” Heap, U.S. Attorney […]
Tallahassee, Florida – 4/20/26 – Christy Cody Holgate, 49, and Kim Demetrius Benson, 52, have been indicted in federal court. Both were charged with one count of conspiracy to commit mail theft. Also, Holgate was charged with four counts of theft of mail and Benson was charged with one count of theft of mail. John […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. – 4/17/26 – U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Daniel Lopez-Rivera, 40, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute cocaine, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine. According to the complaint, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service […]
There’s a sinking feeling when you realize a check you’ve mailed goes missing, never to be found. But it’s a bigger blow when you hear the check wound up on a social media platform for sale. That’s how this investigation got its start: A national bank contacted our Hotline in June 2024 after several clients in […]
BOSTON – 4/15/26 – Six individuals have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for their alleged roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy that involved shipments of packages containing kilograms of cocaine and fentanyl from California for further distribution in Massachusetts: Edwal Vargas, a/k/a “Max,” 34, of Swampscott, Mass., was indicted on one […]
NEWARK, N.J. – 4/14/26 – A German man who orchestrated a massive mail fraud scheme by mass mailing false and fraudulent psychic solicitations was sentenced to 70 months’ incarceration in Newark federal court, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced today. Georg Ingenbleek, 59, a citizen of Germany, was indicted in 2020 and has been a long-time […]
Defendants Conspired to Sell and Fraudulently Deposit Stolen Checks 4.14.26 – Earlier today, Kevaughn Wellington and Ky-Mani Straker, each former United States Postal Service (USPS) employees, were sentenced by United States District Judge Diane Gujarati to prison for their participation in a fraudulent scheme through which they sold, for their own financial gain, United States […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — 4/14/26 – Carrie Wallace, 47, of Pollock Pines, pleaded guilty Monday to tampering with a consumer product and mail theft by a postal employee, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced. According to court documents, Wallace used her position as a U.S. Postal Service employee to access and steal mail parcels containing prescription medication […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — 4/13/26 – A federal grand jury returned an 11-count indictment against Jimbert Escalicas, 41, of Sacramento, charging him with bank fraud, identity theft, misuse of a Social Security Number, aggravated identity theft, and mail theft by a postal employee, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced. According to court documents, Escalicas began working for […]
SAN DIEGO – 4/14/26 – David Anthony Burge and Kyrsten Renee Bospflug pleaded guilty in federal court today, admitting that for two years, they stole mail from multiple post offices, apartment complexes and business complexes all over San Diego County – converting other peoples’ checks, credit cards and personal information into more than $150,000 in […]