In a recent federal court ruling in the Southern District of Ohio, 21-year-old Treyvon Alexander of Georgetown, Kentucky received a six-year sentence for running what has been labeled as the largest mail check theft operation uncovered in Cincinnati, confirming details from a U.S. Department of Justice release. The scheme, involving stolen checks from the mail with a combined face value of $7.4 million, was brought to an end with Alexander also ordered to shell out over half a million dollars in restitution.
Alexander's conspiracy included cooperation with various individuals, significantly a postal worker named Destiny Neblett, who pilfered checks while on duty and her accomplice and boyfriend Lonnel Lucas who facilitated their sale; according to court documents, an impressive total of 1,480 checks were identified by law enforcement agents most of which were intercepted through search warrants and any actual loss was averted as the Postal Service managed to deliver them to their rightful recipients. Neblett has since pled guilty and is waiting for sentencing, while Lucas is on the docket for a plea hearing set for September 30. This cascading series of events landed in the midst of the legal fight against mail fraud.
Stepping into the spotlight due to these convictions, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio Dominick S. Gerace and Lesley Allison, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, both acknowledged the sentencing handed down by U.S. District Court Judge Douglas R. Cole. The case was brought to the forefront by Assistant United States Attorney Timothy S. Mangan, who chaired the prosecution. This scheme has emphasized the need for vigilance in postal operations and the protection of sensitive mail from fraudulent schemes.
