A postal worker and two accomplices have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a scheme involving stolen checks worth more than $24 million.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A postal worker and two accomplices have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a scheme involving stolen checks worth more than $24 million, according to U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina Dena J. King reportedAuthorities said Nakedra Shannon and Desiray Carter, both 30, previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit financial institution fraud and theft of government property, according to WJZY.
Both of their sentences were followed by two years of supervised release. They were ordered to pay more than $113,000 in restitution. Donell Gardner, 28, was named as a third suspect. Garder was was sentenced to 54 months in prison and three years of supervised release. According to court records reported WJZY, Shannon was employed by the U.S. Postal Service as a mail processing clerk at a distribution center in Charlotte from March 2021 to July 2023. Shannon said that she conspired with Gardner and Carter to steal incoming and outgoing checks from April to July 2023.
Officials said Carter and Gardner then sold the stolen checks to other individuals. The group stole checks totaling more than $24 million, according to WJZY.
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