SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A brazen armed robbery of a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier in Rancho Cordova has led to the indictment of Juan Carlos Maldonado, 21, of Sacramento, in federal court. The charges stem from a June 2016 incident in which Maldonado and his associates stalked and robbed a mail carrier at gunpoint, making off with over 800 items of U.S. Mail.
Maldonado and his accomplices used a stolen sport utility vehicle to stalk the mail carrier, then robbed them at gunpoint in a neighborhood in Rancho Cordova. The robbers rifled through the stolen mail for personal identification and financial information, which Maldonado and his associates used to defraud financial institutions.
On June 30, 2016, Maldonado was arrested by the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office at the Red Hawk Casino while attempting to access proceeds from credit cards stolen during the robbery.
“Working with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and our partners in law enforcement, Postal Inspectors arrested this individual for the armed robbery of a U.S. Postal Service Letter Carrier,” said San Francisco Division Inspector in Charge Rafael Nunez. “Protecting postal employees from harm is the U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s top priority.”
The case is the result of an investigation by the United States Postal Inspection Service and the United States Postal Inspection Service’s Narcotic and Economic Crimes Investigations Task Force (NECI), with assistance from the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office, the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office, and the Rancho Cordova Police Department.
If convicted, Maldonado faces a maximum of 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine for the bank fraud, a mandatory two years in prison consecutive to any other term for the aggravated identity theft, and up to 10 years in prison and a $1 million fine for robbery of a U.S. mail carrier and possession of robbery proceeds.
Maldonado is charged with one count of robbery of a U.S. mail carrier, four counts of bank fraud, one count of aggravated identity theft, and two counts of possessing robbery proceeds. Assistant United States Attorney Michelle Rodriguez is prosecuting the case.
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Key Facts
- State: California
- Category: Violent Crime|Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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