Mail thefts, robberies, fraud and other postal crimes – 03/11/26

BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Melissa Olson, 47, of Randolph, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to theft of mail by postal employee, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

St. Louis police are searching for a van after mail was stolen from the United States Postal Service building in the 1700 block of Market Street.

A postal worker has been arrested in Sugar Land in connection with a mail theft investigation involving more than 50 victims, according to police.

The letter carrier was held up on his delivery route by a gunman armed with a 9mm pistol.

CLEVELAND – A 21-year-old man has pleaded guilty to his role in robbing a postal carrier of the key used to open U.S. Mail collection boxes. The robbery was part of a larger conspiracy to steal checks and later cash them for personal benefit and use.

SAN DIEGO –Wayne Fister, aka Wayne Wong, was indicted by a federal grand jury for selling millions of counterfeit U.S. postage stamps, earning more than $6 million as part of the scheme.

A complaint that a Roxbury postal worker allegedly dumped about 300 pieces of mail in support of Republican Rep. Thomas Kean, Jr. (R-Westfield) into a

Investigators believe they have identified who is responsible for bags of unopened mail addressed to Hurt residents that were found in a dumpster.

Scammers use social media and dating websites to trick people into romantic relationships. The con begins with the fraudster building rapport with their victim and then asking them to send money.

ABINGDON, Va. — A former Grundy mail carrier is expected to plead guilty this week to stealing mail. Norman Vincent Arrington is expected to plead guilty to theft of mail by a postal employee and opening, destroying and detaining mail without authority. According to a factual basis signed by Arrington and filed in the case, he delivered mail along Rural Route 2, when he opened two pieces of mail on April 15, 2024, and stole two Walmart gift cards that they contained. He also admitted to using one of the cards to make a purchase at the Grundy Walmart. Arrington […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A former Postal Employee living in Springfield, Mo., area, was sentenced for his burglary of a local post office building and theft of mail matter.

On May 27, 2025, ANTHONY JOHNSON walked approximately one block from his residence in Rockford to the Post Office, where he told the clerk to give him all the money in the cash register. After stealing approximately $219, Johnson ran back to his residence, crossing private backyards on his way.

According to the BCSO, the agency worked with the United States Postal Service Office of the Inspector General and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service since July 2023 on this case. Tamez reportedly stole or forged $1.6 million in checks.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Two San Antonio residents have admitted to an identity theft scheme involving stolen mail, postal keys, and locks throughout the Corpus Christi area, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.

Alton Ray Jackson, 43, was arrested pursuant to a federal complaint charging him with assault of a federal employee. Jackson was brought before U.S. Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne on March 6, 2026, for an initial appearance.

A man arrested in a series of armed robberies involving United States Postal Service carriers in Los Angeles faces federal charges.

Richmond County authorities have broken up a ring of thieves who repeatedly targeted mail collection boxes in Augusta, stealing checks and credit cards and putting local residents at risk of identity fraud. The suspects hit five mail collection boxes over the past few weeks – three times at the U.S. Post Office on 8th Street […]