USPS employee sentenced for stealing $24 million worth of mailed checks
A former U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee has been sentenced to prison for her role in a massive check theft scheme that involved stealing checks worth over $24 million. Dena J. King, the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, announced the sentencing of two co-conspirators, Nakedra Shannon and Desiray Carter, who were sentenced to 60 months and 54 months in prison, respectively.
Shannon, who worked as a mail processing clerk at a distribution center in Charlotte from March 2021 to July 2023, admitted to stealing incoming and outgoing checks during her employment. She conspired with Carter and another individual, Donell Gardner, to steal the checks and sell them to others, including through the Telegram channel OG Glass House.
The total amount of stolen checks exceeded $24 million, with over $12 million in stolen checks posted for sale on the Telegram channel and more than $8 million in stolen U.S. Treasury checks. The defendants profited hundreds of thousands of dollars from the scheme.
The defendants pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit financial institution fraud and theft of government property and have been ordered to pay $113,333.87 in restitution jointly and separately.
The investigation into the case was conducted by the U.S. Postal Service’s Office of the Inspector General, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, IRS-Criminal Investigation, the U.S. Department of Treasury Bureau of the Fiscal Service, and the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department.
Andrea Margolis, a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business, reported on the sentencing of the former USPS employee and her co-conspirators. Readers can reach out to Andrea Margolis at andrea.margolis@fox.com with any story tips or information.
