Accused Murderer Out on $600K Bond Recruited USPS Carriers to Steal Nearly $24 MILLION in Checks — Then Sold Them on Telegram
A 28-year-old Houston man already free on a $600,000 bond in a murder case is now accused of running a nearly $24 million check-theft ring, by recruiting U.S. The post Accused Murderer Out on $600K Bond Recruited USPS Carriers to Steal Nearly $24 MILLION in Checks — Then Sold Them on Telegram appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
TL;DR
- Tryston Tremaine Vaughn, 28, is accused of leading a check-theft ring totaling approximately $23,973,338.15.
- Vaughn allegedly recruited U.S. Postal Service mail carriers to steal checks from their delivery routes.
- The stolen checks were reportedly sold on a Telegram channel called “slipsandchips” and shipped to buyers across the country.
- Vaughn was out on a $600,000 bond for a murder charge at the time of the alleged check-theft operation.
- Five individuals have been indicted, including Vaughn, Alyssa Nadine Bryant, and three USPS mail carriers: Catherine Clauzelle Kilpatrick, Drakkor Jamar Alexander, and Malcolm Tiree Joubert.
- The charged individuals face counts of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, and mail theft.
- One stolen check cited was for $1,517,875.27.
- Four of the five defendants are in custody, with Alexander still at large.