A former US Postal Service letter carrier has pleaded guilty to stealing checks and debit and credit cards from the mail, using the proceeds to fund luxury holidays and flaunt piles of cash on Instagram.
Marry Ann Magdamit, 31, of Carson, California, admitted one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, the US Justice Department announced on Monday.
While working at the Torrance Main Post Office in Los Angeles, Magdamit stole mail containing checks, personal data, and debit and credit cards. She either activated the stolen cards or sold them to co-conspirators, and arranged for people to cash stolen checks using counterfeit identity documents.
As the money accumulated, Magdamit flaunted her luxury lifestyle on social media, posing with piles of cash and taking trips to Aruba and Turks and Caicos. A search of her apartment in December 2024 yielded 133 stolen credit and debit cards, 16 Treasury checks, and a loaded, un-serialised Glock-style 'ghost gun' with an extended magazine.
Magdamit was arrested on 1 July after authorities discovered she was still using victim credit cards. She faces up to 30 years in prison at her sentencing on 27 October.
