Former Mail Carrier From South Los Angeles Sentenced In Theft Case

An ex-U.S. Postal Service mail carrier from South Los Angeles who admitted to stealing debit cards containing unemployment insurance benefits while...

April 27, 2023
4:58 AM

An ex-U.S. Postal Service mail carrier from South Los Angeles who admitted to stealing debit cards containing unemployment insurance benefits while on duty and giving them to an accomplice in exchange for cash and gifts was sentenced Monday to 15 months behind bars. Toya Hunter, 45, was also ordered to pay $206,212 in restitution, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. She pleaded guilty in December to one federal count of bank fraud. From January 2019 to May 2020, Hunter stole mail — including letters sent by the California Employment Development Department — and then gave the stolen EDD debit cards as well as other credit cards to her co-defendant, Hunter's plea agreement states.

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