US mailman accused of $1.7M theft from residents detained after trying to flee to Zambia

"... For months, American mail carrier Hachikosela Muchimba allegedly ran an elaborate scheme and stole nearly $1.7 million (£1.4 million) from the US Treasury and the people living along his delivery route. Then, he tried to flee to his native country of Zambia. But on Wednesday, it all ended when the mailman was arrested by federal authorities and charged with two felony counts of mail theft and bank fraud, court documents reveal — just as he prepared to board his plane. ..."    

This Article is From: www.mirror.co.uk


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Former U.S. Postal Service Employee Pleads Guilty to Using Her Position to Obtain the Personal Information of Victims as Part of a Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Wire Fraud

"...Maryland – Breanna Lee Cartledge, age 28, of Clinton, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud, in connection with a scheme to defraud financial institutions by creating fake checks using information Cartledge intercepted as a Clerk with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). The guilty plea was announced by Erek L. Barron, United States Attorney for the District of Maryland and Acting Special Agent in Charge Peter Brown of the U.S. Postal Service – Office of Inspector General (USPS-OIG). According to her guilty plea, Cartledge utilized her position as a USPS employee to wrongfully access USPS money orders and individual mail...Cartledge admitted that she abused her position as a USPS Clerk to facilitate the commission or concealment of the offense. "    

This Article is From: www.justice.gov


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