Jimmy Lee Williams, Post Office Scheme, North Carolina 2023

A federal grand jury returned a criminal indictment against Jimmy Lee Williams, 47, charging him with 29 felony counts in connection with a fraudulent check fraud scheme that allegedly netted more than $650,000 in postage stamps and other merchandise.

According to allegations contained in the indictment, in two separate time periods between November 2010 to present, Williams used two different networks of conspirators to defraud U.S. Post Offices and other businesses in the Southeast region.

Williams is also known by several aliases, including Jimmy Williamson.

Williams has been charged with two counts of conspiracy, which each carry a maximum prison term of five years and a $250,000 fine; five counts of making counterfeit securities, which carry a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine per count; five counts of theft of government property, which carry a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine per count; five counts of receiving stolen government property, which carry a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine per count; five counts of scheme to obtain bank property, which carry a maximum of 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine per count; three counts of interstate transportation of stolen property, which carry a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine per count; and one count of concealment money laundering, which carries a maximum of 20 years in prison and a $500,000 fine.

Williams is currently in federal custody and will be ordered to appear in court on the charges in the coming days.

The charges contained in the indictment are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

USPIS, the FBI, and NC SBI investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Savage is prosecuting the case.

Williams is accused of using counterfeit checks and fake identification to buy postage stamps, gift cards, and other merchandise from U.S. Post Offices, retail stores, and warehouses throughout North and South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.

According to the indictment, Williams and/or his accomplices purchased postage stamps and other goods with a total face value of more than $650,000 using counterfeit or fraudulent checks.

Williams carried out the first scheme while released on bond for a violation of a condition of supervised release arising from a previous federal conviction.

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