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Postal Carriers Indicted in $23.97 Million Check-Theft Scheme

8/25/2026

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Catherine Kilpatrick, Drakkor Alexander and Malcolm Joubert, U.S. Postal Service carriers, were indicted for a multi-million-dollar check-theft scheme.
Tryston Tremaine Vaughn and Alyssa Nadine Bryant allegedly recruited the carriers and sold stolen checks on the Telegram channel “slipsandchips.”
Prosecutors say the scheme generated about $23.97 million in stolen checks from October 2022 through 2024.
All five defendants face bank-fraud and mail-theft charges, with prosecutors seeking forfeiture and monetary judgment upon conviction.

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Story summary

Catherine Kilpatrick, Drakkor Alexander and Malcolm Joubert, U.S. Postal Service carriers, were indicted for a multi-million-dollar check-theft scheme.
Tryston Tremaine Vaughn and Alyssa Nadine Bryant allegedly recruited the carriers and sold stolen checks on the Telegram channel “slipsandchips.”
Prosecutors say the scheme generated about $23.97 million in stolen checks from October 2022 through 2024.
All five defendants face bank-fraud and mail-theft charges, with prosecutors seeking forfeiture and monetary judgment upon conviction.