WEBSTER, Texas (KTRK) — An undercover sting by Webster police has nabbed a Houston mailman in a wide-ranging fraud and theft investigation.
In early December, Cornelius Davis, a US Postal Service employee, was arrested in the parking lot of the Webster area Academy Sports and Outdoors. He was charged with tampering with a government document.
A detailed search warrant reviewed by ABC13 shows that West had ordered online and was waiting for curbside pickup. Store management suspected he was using a stolen credit card, and called Webster police. An officer went undercover as an Academy employee and delivered the items to Davis. That’s when he allegedly handed the officer a fake ID, and was then arrested.
However, the search warrant shows the Academy arrest is just part of a far-ranging investigation that is expected to yield a number of additional charges. Per the warrant, the Office of Inspector General with the US Postal Service searched both Davis’ apartment as well as a storage unit. The warrant says investigators recovered numerous items and documents, even a large go-kart that they believe Davis bought with a stolen card.
In the warrant, investigators also state that Davis’ phone was searched. Investigators report they found screenshots indicating pickup orders from Academy, Dick’s Sporting Goods, and James Avery. The search warrant states Davis bought items with what investigators believe were stolen credit cards 40 times between November and December of 2024.
