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United States of America v. Nakedra Shannon, Desiray Carter
Date: 02-07-2025
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Court: The United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office for Charlotte
Defendant's Attorney: Click Here For The Best Charlotte, North Carolina Criminal Defense Lawyer Directory
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U.S. Postal Employee And Co-Conspirator Receive Prison Time For Stolen Check Scheme
A U.S. Postal Service employee and a co-conspirator were sentenced to prison \ for a scheme involving stolen checks worth over $24 million, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. A third co-conspirator was previously sentenced for his role in the scheme.
Nakedra Shannon, 30, and Desiray Carter, 30, both of Charlotte, were sentenced to 60 months and 54 months in prison, respectively, followed by two years of supervised release. On July 18, 2024, Donell Gardner, 28, also of Charlotte, was sentenced to 54 months in prison and three years of supervised release. The defendants previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit financial institution fraud and theft of government property. The defendants were also ordered to pay $113,333.87 in restitution, jointly and severally.
According to court records, from March 2021 to July 2023, Shannon was employed by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) as a mail processing clerk at a distribution center in Charlotte. As Shannon previously admitted in court, from April to July 2023, she conspired with Gardner and Carter to steal incoming and outgoing checks from the U.S. mail, which Gardner and Carter then sold to other individuals, including using the Telegram channel OG Glass House. The co-conspirators stole checks totaling more than $24 million, which includes over $12 million in stolen checks that were posted for sale on the Telegram channel OG Glass House, and more than $8 million in stolen U.S. Treasury checks. The defendants obtained hundreds of thousands of dollars in criminal proceeds of the mail theft scheme.
In making today's announcement, U.S. Attorney King thanked U.S. Postal Service's Office of the Inspector General, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, IRS-Criminal Investigation, the U.S. Department of Treasury Bureau of the Fiscal Service, and the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department for their investigation of the case.
Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric Frick with the U.S. Attorney's Office in Charlotte prosecuted the case.
Charlotte, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Stolen Check Scheme
U.S. Postal Employee And Co-Conspirator Receive Prison Time For Stolen Check Scheme
A U.S. Postal Service employee and a co-conspirator were sentenced to prison \ for a scheme involving stolen checks worth over $24 million, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. A third co-conspirator was previously sentenced for his role in the scheme.
Nakedra Shannon, 30, and Desiray Carter, 30, both of Charlotte, were sentenced to 60 months and 54 months in prison, respectively, followed by two years of supervised release. On July 18, 2024, Donell Gardner, 28, also of Charlotte, was sentenced to 54 months in prison and three years of supervised release. The defendants previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit financial institution fraud and theft of government property. The defendants were also ordered to pay $113,333.87 in restitution, jointly and severally.
According to court records, from March 2021 to July 2023, Shannon was employed by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) as a mail processing clerk at a distribution center in Charlotte. As Shannon previously admitted in court, from April to July 2023, she conspired with Gardner and Carter to steal incoming and outgoing checks from the U.S. mail, which Gardner and Carter then sold to other individuals, including using the Telegram channel OG Glass House. The co-conspirators stole checks totaling more than $24 million, which includes over $12 million in stolen checks that were posted for sale on the Telegram channel OG Glass House, and more than $8 million in stolen U.S. Treasury checks. The defendants obtained hundreds of thousands of dollars in criminal proceeds of the mail theft scheme.
In making today's announcement, U.S. Attorney King thanked U.S. Postal Service's Office of the Inspector General, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, IRS-Criminal Investigation, the U.S. Department of Treasury Bureau of the Fiscal Service, and the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department for their investigation of the case.
Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric Frick with the U.S. Attorney's Office in Charlotte prosecuted the case.
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Which court heard United States of America v. Nakedra Shannon, Desiray Carter?
This case was heard in The United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, NC.
Who were the attorneys in United States of America v. Nakedra Shannon, Desiray Carter?
Plaintiff's attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office for Charlotte. Defendant's attorney: Click Here For The Best Charlotte, North Carolina Criminal Defense Lawyer Directory.
When was United States of America v. Nakedra Shannon, Desiray Carter decided?
This case was decided on February 7, 2025.