Tag: US Postal Inspection Service
Tamyra Travis, Mail Theft, Louisiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 27-year-old mail handler, Tamyra Travis, has pleaded guilty to stealing cell phones from the mail in New Orleans. Travis, who worked for the United States Postal Service (USPS), was accused of swiping phones that had been sent through the mail. The crime occurred while Travis was working as a mail…
Antonio Carlos Shine, Methamphetamine and Marijuana Possession and Distribution, Florida 2024
⏱ 2 min read Antonio Carlos Shine, a 38-year-old from Dania, Florida, has been sentenced to 17 years and five months in federal prison for possessing and intending to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine and marijuana in Tallahassee, Florida. The sentencing comes after law enforcement intercepted a package containing nearly two pounds of methamphetamine…
Kelly Marie Myers, Meth Trafficking, West Virginia 2026
⏱ 2 min read Kelly Marie Myers, a 56-year-old woman from Flatwoods, West Virginia, was involved in a methamphetamine trafficking scheme that used the US Mail to bring large quantities of the drug into the state. The scheme was uncovered when US Postal Inspection Service personnel intercepted a suspicious package in Charleston, West Virginia. The…
Nydira Adams, Student Loan Forgiveness Fraud, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read Nydira Adams, a Florida woman, was sentenced to 2 years in prison for orchestrating a multimillion-dollar federal student aid loan forgiveness fraud scheme in New York. Adams charged federal student loan borrowers to submit documents containing misrepresentations and false statements to the US Department of Education, seeking to cause the Department…
Zyeama Johnson, Burglary, New Jersey 2023
⏱ 2 min read Zyeama Johnson, a 31-year-old former postal worker from Jersey City, New Jersey, has admitted to repeatedly burglarizing post offices in January and February 2023 to steal mail. Johnson, who previously worked for the United States Postal Service (USPS), broke into post offices six times, entering after business hours with the intent…
Scott Kelley, Mail Theft, Massachusetts 2015
⏱ 3 min read A former US Postal Inspector, Scott Kelley, 52, of Pembroke, Massachusetts, has pleaded guilty to stealing over $340,000 in cash from packages mailed by elderly victims of lottery fraud scams. Kelley, who was a federal law enforcement officer authorized to carry a firearm and make arrests, worked at the Boston Division…
Scott Kelley, Mail Theft, Massachusetts 2026
⏱ 2 min read A former US Postal Inspector, Scott Kelley, 52, of Pembroke, MA, has agreed to plead guilty to stealing over $330,000 in cash from packages mailed by elderly victims between January 2019 and August 11, 2023. Kelley, who was a Team Leader of the Mail Fraud Unit at the Boston Division headquarters…
Luis Castillo, Cockfighting, Massachusetts 2022
⏱ 2 min read Luis Castillo, a 38-year-old Massachusetts man, has been sentenced for his role in a 2022 cockfighting operation in Rhode Island. Castillo pleaded guilty to violating the Animal Welfare Act, admitting he brought roosters from Massachusetts to Rhode Island for animal fighting. The operation involved multiple agencies and took place in 2022,…
Hector Gonzalez, Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Manufacturing and Distribution, Connecticut 2025
⏱ 2 min read Hector Gonzalez, 42, of Ansonia, and Darel Edwards, 48, of New Haven, have been charged with manufacturing and distributing fentanyl and methamphetamine pills in Connecticut. The pair allegedly used tableting machines to produce counterfeit pills resembling pharmaceutical-grade Oxycodone and Adderall, which were then sold to customers in Connecticut and out of…
Diane Brinkley, Assault, Illinois 2026
⏱ 2 min read Diane Brinkley, 56, of Chicago, assaulted a United States Postal Service mail carrier on June 9, 2025, while the carrier was delivering mail near Brinkley’s former residence. The attack happened when Brinkley approached the carrier, began yelling, and shoved her, causing the carrier to fall onto concrete steps. When the carrier…
