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Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty to $100K Identity Theft Scheme

9/16/2025

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Ezekiel Bailey, 33, from Brooklyn, NY, pleaded guilty to identity theft in Connecticut.
He used stolen identities to buy nearly $100,000 in stamps.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service investigated after reports of bad checks.
Bailey was arrested on January 20 while trying to purchase $300 in stamps, with two fake IDs found.
He faces a mandatory two-year prison sentence, with sentencing scheduled for December 9.

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Ezekiel Bailey, 33, from Brooklyn, NY, pleaded guilty to identity theft in Connecticut.
He used stolen identities to buy nearly $100,000 in stamps.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service investigated after reports of bad checks.
Bailey was arrested on January 20 while trying to purchase $300 in stamps, with two fake IDs found.
He faces a mandatory two-year prison sentence, with sentencing scheduled for December 9.