Naperville Man Accused Of Recruiting Postal Workers To Steal Mail

NAPERVILLE, IL — A Naperville man has been accused of paying United States Postal Service (USPS) workers to steal credit cards and other financial information from the mail.

Davey Hines, 28, is among nearly a dozen people, charged in the 18-month "Operation Cash on Delivery" conspiracy, which involved further identity theft and fraudulent purchases, according to a 20-count federal indictment.

Authorities say two defendants stole dates of birth and social security numbers and sent them to Hines via Snapchat. The information was used to activate credit cards that postal workers had stolen from USPS. The credit cards were then used to make thousands of dollars of fraudulent purchases at Best Buy, Walmart, Meijer, Fry's Electronics and other retailers, according to the indictment.

Also charged in the conspiracy were:

• Rebecca Okunoren, 28, of Chicago
• Jessica Jefferson, 32, of Broadview
• Monique D. Love, 29, of Chicago
• Myiesha Weaver, 34, of College Park, Georgia
• Dominique Skyes, 28, of Chicago
• Billye Harris, 26, of Harvey
• Terrance Scales, 29, of Chicago
• Stephon Johnson, 33, of Alsip
• Loreal Ross, 31, of Chicago
• Brittnay P. Shepard, 28, of Chicago

Hines, Harris, Ross and Johnson are also charged with unauthorized access device fraud and aggravated identity theft.

“Individuals who attempt to steal from the mail or illegally access personal identifying information must be held accountable,” John R. Lausch, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, said in a statement. Lausch added, “Our office will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to investigate and prosecute these serious offenses.”