SAVANNAH, Georgia: 6/10/26 – A federal judge has ordered two defendants to be confined in federal prison after conviction for mail theft, bank fraud and identity theft. The sentences were imposed by U.S. District Court Judge J. Randal Hall and announced by Margaret E. “Meg” Heap, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. Joshua […]
Tallahassee, Florida –6/8/26 – Taija Avion Smith, 25, and Jaheed Anthony Williams, 24, both of Tallahassee, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to commit mail theft, theft of a mail key, bank fraud conspiracy, and multiple counts of aggravated identity theft. Williams also pleaded guilty to 14 counts of bank fraud. The plea […]
SAN JOSE – 6/2/26 – Robert Cordova, also known as Robert Cordona, was sentenced today to 129 months in federal prison for robbing and assaulting a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier. U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman handed down the sentence. Cordova, 51, of San Jose, was indicted by a federal grand jury on January […]
BOSTON – 5/29/26 – A former U.S. Postal Service mail carrier was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for stealing packages containing prescription medications from postal customers on his postal route. Michael Vernon, 53, of Waltham, Mass., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Brian E. Murphy to time served (one day) to be […]
WICHITA, KAN. – 5/26/26 – A former U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee pleaded guilty to using her position as postmaster to steal tens of thousands of dollars in government funds. According to court documents, Joyce L. Smith, 51, of Wichita pleaded guilty to one count of theft by government employee. Smith previously worked as the […]
Baltimore, Maryland – 5/20/26 – A former postal employee pled guilty in federal court to charges connected to a check-fraud scheme. Derrick Stewart, 34, of Baltimore, Maryland, pled guilty to federal mail theft by a postal employee, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft stemming from conduct while he worked as a clerk at a mail […]
Memphis, TN – 5/14/26 – On May 8, 2026, United States District Judge Thomas L. Parker sentenced Lakita Carroll, 46, to three and a half years in prison for her role in a conspiracy to commit bank fraud. On April 15, 2026, Judge Parker sentenced Carroll’s son, Marshun Lewis, 25, to 42 years in prison for committing a […]
On April 20, 2026, in the Superior Court of Howard County, Indiana, Samantha Zirkle, former Treasurer of National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 533 (located in Kokomo, Ind.), pleaded guilty to one count of theft, a level 5 felony, valued at $50,000 or more, in violation of Indiana Code 35-43-4-2(a)(2)(A). Zirkle was then sentenced […]
On April 16, 2026, in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, Columbia Division, LaTanya Gadson, former President of American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 795 (located in Sumter, S.C.), was sentenced to five years of probation. Gadson was also ordered to pay $11,474 in restitution and a $25 assessment. On […]
5/13/26 – A Chander, Arizona man was sentenced for conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl. U.S. Attorney Darin Smith announced that Zakary Faccio, 35, will serve 67 months’ imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on May 5. Faccio was remanded to […]