 from the US Treasury and the people living along his delivery route. Then, he tried to flee to his native country of Zambia. But on Wednesday, it all ended when the mailman was arrested by federal authorities and charged with two felony counts of mail theft and bank fraud, court documents reveal — just as he prepared to board his plane. Between October 2021 and March 2023, Muchimba allegedly misappropriated the checks of half a dozen US Postal Service patrons along his route in Washington, D.C., and wrote his own name on them as the recipient. He would then cash them into several of his bank accounts. For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US The scam was discovered in January this year after one of Muchimba's alleged targets reported a stolen check that had been fraudulently cashed. The D.C. resident had noticed the theft after a check they were supposed to receive from the US Treasury never arrived. After inquiring about it, they discovered what had happened to the check. In an official court document, investigators detailed the discovery, stating that the check, which had been made out for over $14,000, was recovered, and the originally intended recipient had noticed that the address written on the check under Muchimba's name was the same one that had appeared on a holiday card the mail carrier had given the family for Christmas that year. "According to this customer, the USPS mail carrier provided holiday cards to the residents on his mail route in December 2022. W-1 [the customer] showed me the mailing label that appeared on the holiday card from his mail carrier," the document reads. The check had alle){kind=link}
A US mail carrier allegedly misappropriated 98 checks over the course of a year and a half, making off with nearly $1.7 million from the US Treasury and residents on his mail route
For months, American mail carrier Hachikosela Muchimba allegedly ran an elaborate scheme and stole nearly $1.7 million (£1.4 million) from the US Treasury and the people living along his delivery route. Then, he tried to flee to his native country of Zambia.
But on Wednesday, it all ended when the mailman was arrested by federal authorities and charged with two felony counts of mail theft and bank fraud, court documents reveal – just as he prepared to board his plane.
Between October 2021 and March 2023, Muchimba allegedly misappropriated the checks of half a dozen US Postal Service patrons along his route in Washington, D.C., and wrote his own name on them as the recipient. He would then cash them into several of his bank accounts.
For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US