USPS worker steals $1.6M mostly in tax return checks; goes to strip clubs, luxury resorts
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WASHINGTON (WJW) — A former United States Postal Service worker has been convicted of stealing more than $1.6 million in checks that never made it to their indented destination.
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Hachikosela Muchimba, 44, had been charged with mail theft and bank fraud, with a jury finding him guilty of all 20 counts on March 14, the United States Attorney's Office said in a statement.
The Washington, D.C., resident stole private party and U.S. Treasury checks between December 2020 and March 2023, changing the checks to be made out to himself or falsely endorse them, according to court documents. Most of the U.S. Treasury checks were found to be tax returns, People magazine learned from a criminal complaint, and Muchimba deposited them across at least seven bank accounts.
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During that time, Muchimba lived quite a lavish lifestyle, going on trips that included 'international travel, stays at luxury hotels, and purchases at gentlemen's clubs,' the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
An investigation into Muchimba reportedly started in January 2023.
Muchimba, who faces up to 30 years behind bars for the bank fraud charges alone, is set to receive his sentence in August.
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