Ex-Postal Worker Arrested for Allegedly Stealing $1.7M in Mail Checks

A former USPS worker in Washington, D.C., has been charged with mail theft and bank fraud for allegedly stealing nearly $1.7 million in checks from the mail over an 18-month period. The accused worker, Hachikosela Muchimba, deposited the checks into his own bank account by removing the payee's name and replacing it with his own. Many of the checks were U.S. Treasury checks, and Muchimba was caught on bank surveillance cameras withdrawing the money from ATMs. If convicted, he could face up to 30 years in prison for bank fraud and 5 years for mail fraud.