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DeAngelo Lewis, a 30-year-old Washington DC man, orchestrated a string of brazen armed robberies targeting United States Postal Service (USPS) mail carriers in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington DC between January and October 2022. Lewis and his co-conspirators used firearms to intimidate and rob seven mail carriers, making off with USPS property and stealing nearly $1 million from victims by altering and negotiating personal and business checks.
The perpetrators obtained USPS property, allowing them to intercept checks and alter them before cashing them at various banks. The investigation involved the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Prince George’s County Police Department, and Montgomery County Police Department, with doorbell cameras and business CCTV systems capturing at least two of the robberies.
Lewis’s crimes were marked by violence, with one mail carrier being struck in the face despite complying with the robbers’ demands. The case ultimately led to Lewis’s conviction on numerous charges, including armed robbery of postal carriers, bank fraud, theft of mail, and using a firearm during a crime of violence.
U.S. District Judge Lydia K. Griggsby handed down a 17-year prison sentence, followed by three years of supervised release, in a verdict announced by U.S. Attorney Kelly O. Hayes. The sentence reflects the severity of Lewis’s crimes and the impact on the mail carriers and victims who were robbed.
📋 Key Facts
- Crime: Violent Crime
- Defendant: Maryland
- Location: MD
- Source: DOJ Press Release
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