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Title: When I was at the Office, I've always return money found unlike this FRAUD
Post by: theking on March 24, 2025, 01:59:29 AM

Former USPS employee found guilty of stealing over $1.6M to fund lavish lifestyle
A former employee of the U.S. Postal Service was found guilty of stealing over $1.6 million through mail theft and bank fraud, the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia said.

Hachikosela Muchimba, 44, of Washington, D.C., was found guilty by a federal jury March 13 on charges of mail theft and bank fraud that "illegally netted him over $1.6 million," U.S. Attorney Edward R. Martin, Jr., and Special Agent in Charge Kathleen Woodson, of the U.S. Postal Service-Office of the Inspector General announced in a news release Friday.

According to court documents, the defendant was an employee of the postal service between December 2020 and March 2023 when "he executed a scheme to steal U.S. Treasury checks and private party checks from the U.S. mail."

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"Muchimba then deposited the checks, which he either altered and/or falsely endorsed, into bank accounts under his control," the news release said, adding "Muchimba altered some of the checks by removing the name of the proper payee on the checks and replacing it with his own name."