Mail Thief, ID Thief At It Again In Old Lyme: Feds

OLD LYME, CT — A man previously convicted in a mail theft, ID theft, and bank fraud scheme was arrested again after he was found driving drunk with 132 pieces of stolen mail in his car, according to a statement from David X. Sullivan, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut.

In 2018, Marquis Williams, 49, last residing in Colchester, and his then-girlfriend stole mail from hundreds of residential mailboxes in Connecticut. The pair then used information in that mail to steal identities, produce fake identification, forge checks, and cash or deposit checks stolen from the mail, prosecutors said.

More than 70 bank fraud victims were identified during the investigation.

Williams pleaded guilty in 2023 and was sentenced to over six years in prison and five years of supervised released.

In September, about one month into his five-year term of supervised release, Old Saybrook police arrested Williams following a traffic stop. He was charged with driving under the influence and operating a motor vehicle under suspension, prosecutors said.

Police searched his vehicle and found about 132 pieces of mail that Williams had recently stolen from mailboxes in Old Saybrook, Guilford, Milford, and Old Lyme.

Williams has been detained in federal custody since Sept. 22. He was sentenced to over two years in prison and will serve nearly three years of supervised release.

Williams’ criminal history also includes a federal conviction in 2002 for conspiracy, identity fraud, and credit card fraud crimes for which he was sentenced to over four years in prison, prosecutors said.