Three USPS Employees Sentenced for $24 Million Check Theft

Three former U.S. Postal Service employees have been sentenced for their involvement in a scheme that stole over $24 million in checks. Nakedra Shannon received a 60-month prison sentence, while Desiray Carter was sentenced to 54 months; both will serve two years of supervised release afterward. Their accomplice, Donell Gardner, also received a 54-month sentence and three years of supervised release. The theft occurred between April and July 2023, during which Shannon used her position as a mail processing clerk to steal checks, which her co-conspirators sold on the Telegram channel OG Glass House. The total stolen included over $12 million in checks and more than $8 million in U.S. Treasury checks. The group pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit financial institution fraud and theft of government property and was ordered to pay restitution of over $113,000.