SACRAMENTO, Calif. – In a brazen act of violence, a local man has pleaded guilty to armed robbery and bank fraud, leaving residents shaken and worried about their safety.
Damian Deleal, 33, of Carmichael, pleaded guilty Thursday to armed robbery of a U.S. mail carrier and bank fraud, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
According to court documents, in March 2018, Deleal conspired with others, including Jacey Powell, to rob a U.S. mail carrier of a postal service key that could open numerous residential cluster mailboxes in Sacramento County.
The key, which was stolen at gunpoint on March 9, 2018, in South Sacramento, was used by Deleal and his co-conspirators – including Jacey Powell, Brandon Moses, and Loren Patrick – to steal bankcards, checks, and other financial instruments from the mail.
Over the next few days, the group used the stolen items to purchase goods and obtain cash, all while attempting to claim a reward for information relating to the robbery and the stolen key.
However, their scheme was quickly unraveled when investigators worked quickly to make arrests and learned that Deleal orchestrated the conspiracy and related crimes.
This case is the product of an investigation by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, and the Sacramento Police Department.
Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert J. Artuz and Assistant U.S. Attorney Samuel Stefanki are prosecuting the case.
Deleal is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. on Oct. 7, 2021, and faces a maximum statutory penalty of 25 years in prison and a $1 million fine for armed robbery, as well as a maximum statutory penalty of 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine for bank fraud.
The actual sentence, however, will be determined at the discretion of the court after consideration of any applicable statutory factors and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which consider a number of variables.
Moses, Patrick, and Powell have already pleaded guilty to federal charges and were sentenced in the following related cases in this district: U.S. v. Patrick, 2:18-cr-79-MCE, U.S. v. Moses, 2:18-cr-90-MCE, and U.S. v. Powell, 2:18-cr-83-MCE.
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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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