Mail thefts, robberies, fraud and other postal crimes – 07/13/26

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – TREMAINE MYLES (“MYLES”), age 34, a resident of Marrero, pled guilty on July 8, 2026, to a four-count indictment for violations of the Federal Gun Control Act, and theft of mail, announced United States Attorney David I. Courcelle.

Richmond, VA – A U.S. Postal Inspection Service investigation into the July 7, 2023, armed robbery of a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier resulted in the guilty pleas of Deangelo Harris, 23, of Chesapeake, VA, and Demarih Lockhart, 22, of Virginia Beach, VA.

Chicago, IL – A joint enforcement action on July 7, 2026, by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and Chicago Police Department led to the arrest of Jeremy Zaloun, 51, near the 1600 block of North Mozart Street. Zaloun was identified as the suspect responsible for multiple burglaries and mail thefts in the Chicago Loop and North Side since at least 2024.

Chicago, IL – In a joint investigation by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and Chicago Police Department, Edward Thoma, 28, of Chicago, IL, was identified as the suspect responsible for the robbery of a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier and arrested on July 6, 2026. The robbery occurred on June 18, 2026, on the 7700 block of South Sealy Avenue. The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office charged Thoma with one felony count of robbery and one misdemeanor count of possessing drug paraphernalia.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A New Jersey man was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to robbing a Tampa postal mail carrier, officials announced on Thursday.

According to the U.S. District Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida, the incident occurred on May 15, 2023.

ROCKFORD — A man has been sentenced to more than six and a half years in federal prison for robbing a United States Post Office in Rockford last year.