New York Postal Service employees stole credit cards and bought luxury items with them

Several US Postal Service employees and others have been accused of fraud and identity theft. They managed to steal $1,3 million. This is stated on the official US Department of Justice website.

“Defendants were involved in a multi-year scheme to manipulate credit card companies as well as major retailers in New York and New Jersey. They stole credit cards and used them to buy luxury items and then sell them,” prosecutor Damian Williams said. "Scammers have taken advantage of the public trust we place in the United States Postal Service (USPS) for their own financial gain."

In total, according to the department, 9 people participated in the scheme, three of which were employees of the US Postal Service. Nathaniel Foucault, Jonathan Perso and Fabiola Mompoint (all USPS employees) are arrested. Arrested and Devon Richards. The remaining suspects are still at large - Johnny Damus, Rashan Richards, Conrad Heron, Louis Jan Werley and Karim Shepherd.

From around December 2018 to the present, the conspirators have been working with postal employees, stealing credit cards from the mail stream before they were delivered to customers. After receiving the stolen credit cards, the conspirators used the stolen personal information of the intended recipients to activate them.

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They then used the stolen cards to buy luxury goods, including Chanel, Fendi, Hermes and Dior.

After that, the dealers sold goods at the LuxurySnob store, which positioned itself as a luxury goods store, but in fact, many of the goods sold there were purchased using stolen credit cards.

“These nine defendants, three of whom are postal employees, sought to enrich themselves by stealing mail directly from hundreds of customers. They, by stealing the identity of these customers, further aggravated their crimes. Make no mistake, the Postal Inspection Service will not allow thieves, whoever they are, to use US Post to harm customers or financial institutions. We are pleased that the members of this crime syndicate have been apprehended and their criminal activities stopped,” said USPIS Chief Inspector Daniel Brubaker.

“The Special Agents of the Office of the Inspector General of the United States Postal Service will continue to maintain the integrity of the United States Postal Service and its personnel. The alleged behavior is shameful and our office will continue to actively investigate actions by Postal Service employees and their associates that undermine public trust. USPS OIG is grateful to our Law Enforcement and Department of Justice partners for their dedication and efforts in this investigation,” added USPS-OIG Special Agent Matthew Modaffery.

On various charges, the suspects face from 2 to 30 years in prison.