Three Mail Thieves Sentenced for Bank Fraud and Identity The...

NEWPORT NEWS, VA - Three Norfolk men were sentenced to federal prison after a U.S. Postal Inspection Service investigation into multiple mail theft incidents. The men defrauded financial institutions in Newport News and Williamsburg, VA, by using stolen identities to deposit counterfeit checks. A portion of the checks was stolen from the U.S. Mail.

Kristopher Armon Warren (25), Eric Randy Davis (32), and Montrell D'Angelo Norman (23) stole checks from mailboxes in the Eastern District of Virginia. The co-conspirators then used information on the stolen financial instruments to counterfeit new checks, recruited account holders to deposit them for a smaller sum of money, and used identity theft victims to open bank accounts to negotiate the stolen checks. Warren (aka "$core" and "Saucegod") then conspired with Davis (aka "Bill") and Norman (aka "Trell") to lead a sophisticated bank fraud conspiracy using the encrypted platform Telegram in furtherance of the scheme, that resulted in approximately $2.1 million in losses.

Warren routinely boasted about the fraud scheme on social media by posting pictures of proceeds, receipts from deposits, and withdrawals. Warren continued to commit fraud while he awaited trial and ultimately had his bond revoked for these violations.

Warren was sentenced to 14 years for bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, and unlawful possession of a postal key. Warren forfeited $305,215 as a money judgment to the United States. This sum was offset by Warren's forfeiture of a 2024 Tesla Model Y vehicle, $4,000 in postal money orders, and $8,711.18 in cash, which were all seized by the Postal Inspection Service at the time of his arrest.

Davis was sentenced to eight years and six months for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. Norman was sentenced to 36 total months for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. This case was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.

"This sentencing proves the serious federal consequences for individuals who commit mail theft and related financial Crimes," said U.S. Postal Inspection Service Washington Division Inspector in Charge Damon E. Wood. "The Postal Inspection Service is grateful to the Hampton Police Department and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virigina for their assistance in bringing the perpetrators to justice."