A Memphis man was convicted on multiple charges connected to a string of armed robberies and bank fraud. 25-year-old Marshun Lewis was found guilty of assaulting and robbing United States postal carriers and exploiting the stolen mails to commit bank fraud, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Tennessee reported.
During August 2023, and later in October, November, and December of 2024, Lewis, as reported by the U.S. Attorney's Office, committed armed robberies of postal carriers to unlawfully obtain keys used for blue collection mailboxes across Memphis. These keys allowed him access to checks and money orders which were then altered and deposited into various accounts for withdrawal. Surveillance footage identified Lewis' vehicle at the scenes of the robberies, and upon searching his home, officials discovered stolen mail and the keychain for one of the stolen mailbox keys. It was determined that Lewis and his associates were responsible for the theft of more than $940,000.
Lewis now faces a sentence that includes a mandatory minimum of 28 years in federal prison for utilizing a firearm in each of the crimes. The federal jury's verdict after a four-day trial resulted in convictions on four counts of robbery, four counts of brandishing a firearm, one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, one count of bank fraud, and one count of possession of stolen mail. Sentencing is scheduled for April 10, 2026, and there is no parole in the federal system.
"This office takes very seriously our duty to protect the safety of United States Postal Service employees and the sanctity and security of the U.S. Mail," U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant was quoted as saying in the U.S. Attorney's Office release. "Armed robberies are brazen and disturbing acts of violence that terrorize our community and must be met with significant consequences."
Moreover, Rodney Hopkins, the Inspector in Charge of the Atlanta Division of the Postal Inspection Service, emphasized their commitment to protecting postal workers and maintaining public trust in the service. "We will use every resource available when our postal carriers are robbed," Hopkins stated, as per the U.S. Attorney's Office. The case was a collaborative investigation by the United Postal Inspection Service and the Memphis Police Department, with Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jennifer Musselwhite and William Bateman prosecuting on behalf of the United States.
