Ex-Postal Worker Jailed 15 Months for Bank Fraud Conspiracy

Greenbelt, Maryland – A brazen scheme to bilk innocent victims out of nearly $130,000 has landed a former United States Postal Service (USPS) employee behind bars. Alexus Paige Tyson, a 28-year-old Hyattsville resident, was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for her role in a conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud.

According to court documents, Tyson used her position as a USPS mail carrier to access checks, money orders, and personal mail belonging to victims. She then passed the stolen information to her co-conspirator, Travis Nnamani, who used it to create counterfeit checks, draining victims’ bank accounts.

The scheme, which operated from August 2019 to October 2020, saw Tyson and her co-conspirators steal sensitive information from USPS facilities. In some cases, they even took photos of the stolen documents before returning them to the mail, leaving victims unaware of the compromise.

But Tyson’s crimes didn’t stop there. She also played a key role in recruiting other USPS employees to engage in similar conduct, including selling federal stimulus checks they had stolen from the mail.

Tyson is the third defendant to be sentenced in this case, following Nnamani and Breanna Cartledge, another USPS postal worker. United States Attorney Erek L. Barron commended the United States Postal Inspection Service for their work in unraveling the conspiracy.

Tyson’s sentencing is a significant blow to the USPS conspiracy, which netted her co-conspirators a total of $129,967.22 in stolen funds. As part of her sentence, Tyson must pay restitution to her victims, bringing a measure of justice to those affected by her crimes.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Darren S. Gardner prosecuted the case, bringing Tyson to justice for her role in the scheme. The case serves as a reminder of the importance of vigilance in protecting sensitive information and the consequences of betraying the public’s trust.

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