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Hyattsville Man Sentenced to 7.5 Years for Bank Fraud Scheme
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chaung sentenced Rodney Jerrod Jefferson, age 29, of Hyattsville, Maryland to seven and a half years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit bank fraud.
According to his plea agreement, from May 2018 to August 2019, Jefferson conspired with Michael Deandre Packer, age 38, of Washington, D.C. and others to rob postal workers, steal at least 1,000 checks from postal collection boxes worth more than $1.5 million, and deposit the stolen checks into fraudulent bank accounts.
On October 14, 2018, Packer robbed a postal worker in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Prior to the robbery, the postal carrier saw Packer in a black Infiniti vehicle. Investigators later determined Packer had purchased the Infiniti G37 the day before the robbery using an altered or fictitious check and a fraudulent driver’s license bearing Packer’s photograph.
On December 14, 2018, officers stopped Packer while driving a Audi A7. Investigators later determined that Packer purchased the Audi using a counterfeit $25,000 check. Inside the vehicle, officers located a key used to open postal collection boxes, 119 stolen checks worth $102,260, stolen mail, 130 grams of marijuana, and Packer’s cell phone. A review of the cell phone communications revealed conversations between Packer and Jefferson about negotiating stolen checks, the purchase of firearms, and photographs of firearms.
As stated in his plea agreement, four months later on June 18, 2019, investigators arrested Jefferson near Seabrook, Maryland where Jefferson was driving a stolen Cadillac CTS. During a search of Jefferson’s vehicle, investigators found 160 stolen personal checks in various stages of alteration, multiple credit cards in different names, a credit card embosser, and a loaded handgun.
The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron and Postal Inspector in Charge Daniel A. Adame of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service – Washington Division. Judge Chaung has also ordered Jefferson to pay a total of $35,100.17 in restitution.
Jefferson’s co-defendant, Michael Deandre Packer, previously pleaded guilty and was sentenced to more than four years in federal prison.
Key Facts
- State: Maryland
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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