Wichita man sentenced for stealing mail, cashing fake checks

Jeremy S. Robinson was sentenced Monday to 15 months in federal prison for stealing mail from postal boxes and cashing counterfeit checks, according to U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom’s office.

The 36-year-old Wichita man pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and one count of conspiracy to steal mail, according to a news release issued by Grissom’s office. Robinson admitted that in 2013 and 2014, he and his co-defendents agreed to steal mail from U.S. Postal Service blue boxes.

Co-defendents in the case include Jennifer R. Harper, who is scheduled for sentencing on March 23; Madison P. Allen, who is to be sentenced March 27; and Justin Anderson, whose sentencing is scheduled for March 30.

According to the news release, the four defendants found checks, removed the name of the original payee, and replaced it with another name in order to cash the checks. They also manufactured counterfeit checks using account information found on the stolen checks.

Grissom praised the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office and Assistant U.S. Attorney Debra Barnett for their work in the investigation.

This story was originally published February 9, 2015 at 3:39 PM with the headline "Wichita man sentenced for stealing mail, cashing fake checks."