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Charlotte Man Sentenced for Bank Fraud
A Charlotte man was sentenced to prison for his role in a bank fraud conspiracy involving stolen mail.
According to court documents and today’s sentencing hearing, from August 2021 to November 2022, Terrell Alexander Hager, Jr., 25, of Charlotte, conspired with others to operate a bank fraud scheme involving stolen checks.
Hager, who was on probation with the state of North Carolina for an unrelated offense, conspired with Kiara Padgett, who at the time was employed by the U.S. Postal Service, and her husband, Dominique Dunlap, to steal incoming and outgoing checks of businesses and individuals.
Padgett used her position as a postal carrier to steal checks, which were then sold to Hager through Dunlap. Hager and his co-conspirators deposited the stolen checks into bank accounts they controlled and withdrew the funds before the financial institutions discovered the fraud.
The scheme involved more than $66,000 in stolen or counterfeit checks and money orders. The Telegram channel, “Hunnitband Swipe School,” which Hager owned and operated, posted over 400 checks stolen from the U.S. Mail, with a total face value over $7.3 million.
On [month/day/year], U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced that Hager was sentenced to three years in prison followed by two years of supervised release. The U.S. Attorney’s Office commended the USPIS, USPS-OIG, and CMPD for their investigation of the case.
Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric Frick of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Charlotte prosecuted the case. Residents and businesses are urged to report stolen mail promptly and to take steps to protect their mail and avoid becoming a victim of mail theft.
Key Facts
- State: North Carolina
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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