Prior to working for Harris County, Sharika Prejean was a USPS employee who allegedly stole money. 'Investigators observed her to be taking the mail...' the DA's office said.
Former Harris County clerk supervisor Sharika Prejean is accused of stealing the identity of a man and appeared in court on Thursday.A former Harris County mail room clerk accused of stealing the identity of a man, who court documents say is at least 65 years old, made her first court appearance on Thursday.
The district attorney's office says Prejean also worked as a former USPS employee who allegedly stole hundreds of dollars. Authorities believe there could be more victims she may have taken advantage of during her power as a county clerk supervisor. "She's charged with two charges - fraudulent possession of identifying instruments belonging to an elderly and credit card abuse, which is a state jail felony," Hector Garza with the DA's office said."In that particular case, investigators observed her to be taking the mail, and also allegations that she was using the mail for her own personal gains," Garza siad.
"It came to their attention that there were nine victims that had possibly been used in unauthorized manners," Garza said."Part of being a public servant is that the public gives you some form of trust in order to help them, whether it be helping or aiding your payments at the clerk's office, whether it be delivering mail. She was in a position of trust and had access to that information," Garza said.
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