Jerome Harvey, Credit Card Theft, Nevada 2013

A former mail sorter for the US Postal Service in Las Vegas has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for stealing credit and debit card information from the mail.

Jerome Harvey, 34, of Las Vegas, was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge Kent J. Dawson to a mandatory two-year prison term, one year of supervised release, and ordered to pay $5,951 in restitution.

The crime occurred between May and July 2011, when Harvey worked as a casual employee sorting mail for the US Postal Service in Las Vegas. During this time, he stole items from the mail, including credit and debit cards and personal identification numbers.

Harvey stole the information of 12 individuals, and used it to gain access to their financial accounts and to obtain other things of value. The total amount of actual loss associated with the thefts was $5,951.

The case was investigated by the United States Postal Inspection Service, and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Christina M. Brown.

This case was handled in connection with the President's Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force, which has made great strides in combating financial crimes since its formation.

Harvey is free on a personal recognizance bond, and was permitted to self-report to federal prison by June 7, 2013.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nv/pr/former-postal-service-employee-sentenced-two-years-prison-stealing-creditdebit-card