Williams also pled guilty to one count of possession with the intent to unlawfully use a USPS key and one count of theft of mail. Williams was sentenced on May 12, 2021 to serve 6 months of home detention, followed by 3 years of supervised release, and ordered to perform 120 hours of community service.
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The conspirators altered the stolen checks so they appeared to be written payable to a different recipient and for a larger amount. Pierre and other conspirators then deposited the checks into other bank accounts and then transferred the money to each other using web-based money transfer applications.
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The charging statute provides for a sentence of up to five years in prison, three years of supervised release, a fine of $250,000, or twice the gross gain or loss, whichever is greater; and restitution. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
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During a search of Shineflew’s apartment, which he shared with other members of the conspiracy, investigators seized computers, printers, blank identification cards, stolen checks, lists with personal identifying information for third parties, and empty envelopes for commercial checks stolen from the mail, issued in the total amount of $458,498.00. The conspiracy resulted in $29,453.15 of actual loss.
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Previlon and his co-conspirators arranged for USPS employees to steal blank check books from the mail in exchange for cash payments. USPS employees provided the checks to Previlon and his co-conspirators, who fraudulently forged the signatures of the accountholders and negotiated the checks by making them payable to individuals. Previlon and his co-conspirators
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and his conspirators deposited the fraudulent checks online and at various bank ATMs throughout New Jersey and later withdrew funds from the bank accounts before the victim financial institutions identified the checks as fraudulent and blocked further withdrawals
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to its intended recipients in Onondaga County, Brown drove it to Sharon Springs, New York, where he dumped some of it in a grassy field and the rest of it in a wooded area underneath a pile of discarded tires
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