CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A U.S. Postal Service employee and two accomplices have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a scheme involving the theft and sale of stolen checks worth more than $24 million, prosecutors announced.
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. A third co-conspirator, Donell Gardner, 28, was sentenced in July 2024 to 54 months in prison and three years of supervised release. All three were also ordered to pay $113,333.87 in restitution.
According to court records, Shannon worked as a mail processing clerk at a USPS distribution center in Charlotte. From April to July 2023, she conspired with Gardner and Carter to steal incoming and outgoing checks from the U.S. mail, which they then sold through platforms like the Telegram channel OG Glass House. The scheme involved over $12 million in stolen checks posted for sale online and more than $8 million in stolen U.S. Treasury checks.
The three defendants made hundreds of thousands of dollars in criminal proceeds before their arrests.