A USPS logo is seen on a mailbox on February 24, 2021, in New York City. (Photo by John Smith/VIEWpress via Getty Images) NEW YORK - Several workers with the U.S.
Postal Service were arrested in a credit card scheme that resulted in the loss of $1.3 million, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.
Prosecutors said Johnny Damus, Rashaan Richards, Devon Richards, Conrad Heron, Louis Jeune Verly, Kareem Shepherd, Fabiola Mompoint, Nathanael Foucault and Jonathan Persaud were among those arrested.The group is accused of illegally using credit cards and identities to defraud several national financial institutions, credit card companies, and other major retailers.
It’s believed they started the alleged criminal acts in December 2018 and carried them out until recently. RELATED: Bronx post office robbed of more than $100KProsecutors believe Mompoint, Foucault and Persaud stole the credit cards from the mail before they were delivered to the households while the others— known as "the Shoppers"— used the cards to buy goods at various stores including high-end retailers such as Chanel, Fendi, Hermes, and Dior.