{"id":30006,"date":"2021-01-19T18:48:37","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T23:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=30006"},"modified":"2021-01-19T18:48:37","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T23:48:37","slug":"20-year-old-albuquerque-man-charged-in-armed-robbery-of-letter-carriers-bank-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2021\/01\/19\/20-year-old-albuquerque-man-charged-in-armed-robbery-of-letter-carriers-bank-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"20-year-old Albuquerque man charged in armed robbery of letter carriers, bank fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. \u2013 1\/19\/21 &#8211; Cisco Casaus-Alires, 20, of Albuquerque, made his initial appearance today in federal court where he was charged with robbery of mail, mail theft, bank fraud, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, stemming from three armed robberies of USPS letter carriers in Albuquerque. Casaus-Alires will remain detained pending a detention hearing scheduled for Jan. 21.<\/p>\n<p>According to a criminal complaint, on Nov. 7, 2020, Casaus-Alires allegedly robbed a letter carrier at gunpoint in southeast Albuquerque, demanding the letter carrier\u2019s cell phone, USPS keys and mail. On Dec. 26, 2020, in southwest Albuquerque, Casaus-Alires allegedly robbed another letter carrier at gunpoint. Casaus-Alires allegedly demanded the letter carrier\u2019s wallet, phone and USPS keys, and then demanded that the letter carrier load parcels into Casaus-Alires\u2019 vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>On Dec. 28, 2020, in south Albuquerque, Casaus-Alires allegedly robbed a third letter carrier at gunpoint, demanding the letter carrier\u2019s wallet, phone and USPS keys. As Casaus-Alires allegedly took mail and parcels from the USPS vehicle, he asked the letter carrier where \u201cthe good stuff\u201d is delivered, then fled the area. The following day, Casaus-Alires allegedly used the letter carrier\u2019s credit card, which had been in his wallet when it was stolen, to make two purchases.<\/p>\n<p>A complaint is only an allegation. A defendant is considered innocent unless and until proven guilty. If convicted, Casaus-Alires faces a minimum of 21 years for his use of a firearm to commit the three robberies and up to 30 years in prison for the other crimes.<\/p>\n<p>The United States Postal Inspection Service investigated this case with assistance from the United States Marshals Service. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jaymie L. Roybal is prosecuting the case.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27588\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27588\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-27588\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/justice1aa-300x157.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/justice1aa-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/justice1aa.jpg 478w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dept of Justice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. \u2013 1\/19\/21 &#8211; Cisco Casaus-Alires, 20, of Albuquerque, made his initial appearance today in federal court where he was charged with robbery of mail, mail theft, bank fraud, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, stemming from three armed robberies of USPS letter carriers in Albuquerque. 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