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ATLANTA<\/strong> – <\/span>Federal authorities indicted four people, including two former postal workers and a bank manager, for a massive fraud scheme involving a stolen $4.9 million U.S. Treasury check and identity theft.<\/p>\n

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Federal charges in check fraud scheme<\/strong><\/h2>\n

What we know:<\/p>\n

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U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg announced charges against Francina Sutton, Tonya Bailey, Shanda Goode and Carnisha Hamilton for their roles in a long-running mail theft and bank fraud operation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Authorities say Goode and Hamilton, while working as mail carriers in Atlanta and Marietta, stole checks and credit cards to sell to Sutton between March 2020 and September 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Sutton also allegedly worked with Bailey, an assistant bank manager in Alpharetta, to launder a stolen $4.9 million U.S. Treasury check by opening accounts in the names of unsuspecting victims.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The group successfully deposited the multimillion-dollar check, and Sutton later withdrew $300,000 using cashier’s checks before the U.S. Secret Service seized the remaining funds.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Ongoing investigation details<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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What we don’t know:<\/p>\n

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While four individuals have been charged, officials have not specified if they are seeking additional suspects who may have purchased stolen mail from the carriers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The exact motive behind the choice of the specific bank branch beyond Bailey’s employment there has not been released.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Court dates for the trial following today’s arraignment have not yet been added to the public schedule.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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History of the mail theft operation<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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The backstory:<\/p>\n

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The scheme allegedly began in March 2020 and involved mail stolen from the Ralph McGill Post Office in Atlanta and the Marietta Main Post Office.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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In one instance in December 2023, Hamilton is accused of stealing three dozen pieces of mail containing financial documents during a single delivery run.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Sutton, who has prior convictions for forgery and identity fraud, allegedly wore masks to the bank to open the fraudulent accounts used for the laundering.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Impact of the fraud case<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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By the numbers:<\/p>\n

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