USPS inspector general investigators found the stole-check store during a "proactive" search. Image: Mehaniq/Shutterstock.com
By: Eleanor HecksA former USPS mail processing clerk managed to steal $24 million in checks before getting caught and being sentenced to five years behind bars.
Nakedra Shannon, 30, worked in the Charlotte Processing and Distribution Center and moved likely check-containing envelops out of the mail stream, into her backpack and then to her boyfriend. From there the checks were passed to a third conspirator that had set up a marketplace on the Telegram channel – “OG Glass House” – where the checks were sold.
But despite attempting to cover their tracks, USPS inspector general investigators found the channel during a “proactive” search, and saw the checks for sale. The IG said it worked with the IRS and the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department to trace the origin of the checks, gather evidence and identify the suspects, who over almost two years pocketed hundreds of thousands of dollars in proceeds.
Shannon, along with Desiray Carter, 30, both of Charlotte, were sentenced to 60 months and 54 months in prison, respectively, followed by two years of supervised release. Last year, Donell Gardner, 28, also of Charlotte, was sentenced to 54 months in prison and three years of supervised release. The defendants were each ordered to pay over $110,000 in restitution, according to the US Attorney for the Western District of NC.
Eleanor Hecks is a senior business and HR writer at Designerly Magazine, who is passionate about applying her insights to those in the government and education professions. You can connect with her on LinkedIn for business and and design insights.
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