Tag: USPS
DeAngelo Lewis, Armed Robbery of Postal Carriers, Maryland 2022
⏱ 5 min read It was a brazen crime spree that terrorized mail carriers across Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C. – a string of armed robberies that netted nearly $1 million in stolen funds. DeAngelo Lewis, a 30-year-old Washington, D.C. man, is now headed to prison for his role in the heists. The crimes unfolded…
James Johnson, Cocaine Possession, New York 2020
⏱ 2 min read A massive cache of cocaine arrived in Buffalo, but the intended recipient didn’t get the package – the feds did. Daniel Lopez-Rivera, 40, of Buffalo, is accused of trying to receive seven pounds of the stuff from Puerto Rico. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service got wind of the suspicious package on…
Angel Valentin-Martinez, Credit Card Fraud, New York 2024
⏱ 2 min read A Buffalo man has been sentenced for running a credit card scam that bilked Synchrony Bank out of $13,098. Angel Valentin-Martinez, 34, worked with Daniel Plata Miranda to gain access to accounts and send new cards to their addresses. Between October and December 2024, Martinez and Miranda used personally identifiable information…
Timothy Brooks, Meth Trafficking, Texas 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 46-year-old Texarkana, Texas man has been slammed with 21+ years in federal prison for peddling 10.8 kilograms of methamphetamine in the heart of Texas. Timothy Brooks, a local resident, was busted in May 2024 after a massive search of his home yielded the illicit stash, along with a firearm, marijuana,…
Brandon Mincey, Mail Theft, Georgia 2025
⏱ 3 min read Two men have been sentenced to prison for stealing mail from blue collection boxes in Savannah, GA. Brandon Mincey, 34, and Antwan Williams, 52, were caught by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service after investigators observed them stealing mail from boxes at 10701 Abercorn Street and 1348 Eisenhower Avenue in July 2025.…
Christy Cody Holgate, Mail Theft, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read A brazen mail theft ring in Tallahassee has been busted, with two locals facing up to 10 years in the slammer. Christy Cody Holgate, 49, and Kim Demetrius Benson, 52, allegedly conspired to steal mail, with the scheme unfolding in Tallahassee. According to sources, the duo’s mail theft racket was so…
Kelvin Henriques Jr., Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Trafficking, California 2023
⏱ 2 min read A 32-year-old Los Angeles man is facing life in prison for running a massive methamphetamine and fentanyl distribution ring that spanned from California to Florida. Kelvin Henriques Jr. was indicted by a federal grand jury in Pensacola, Florida, last week, charging him with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to…
David Anthony Burge, Mail Theft, California 2023
⏱ 2 min read A San Diego couple’s two-year mail theft spree has finally come to an end. David Anthony Burge and Kyrsten Renee Bospflug pleaded guilty to stealing mail from post offices, apartment complexes and business complexes across San Diego County, raking in over $150,000. According to their plea agreements, the husband-and-wife team worked…
Miguel Lopez, Cocaine Trafficking and Machinegun Possession, Massachusetts 2024
⏱ 2 min read A Southbridge man was sentenced to six years in the slammer for his role in a cocaine trafficking scheme that brought kilos of the white powder from Puerto Rico to Massachusetts. Miguel Lopez, 28, was collared after a package addressed to him was seized by the Feds containing a kilogram of…
Julio Cesar Garcia, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Tennessee 2023
⏱ 3 min read Two brothers, Julio Cesar Garcia and Juan Carlos Garcia, were convicted of running a massive methamphetamine ring in West Tennessee. The Mexican nationals, already serving time, used prison contraband phones to deal kilogram amounts of meth from behind bars. According to investigators, Julio Cesar was serving a 120-month sentence at the…
