1Ex-Stamford postal worker sentenced for $156K mail theft and bank fraud scheme

Hartford, CT – A former U.S. Postal Service employee from Stamford has been sentenced to federal prison after admitting to stealing checks from the mail and running a large-scale bank fraud operation that involved identity theft and more than $150,000 in fraudulent deposits.

Kierra Blount, 35, now living in Plymouth, North Carolina, was sentenced Tuesday to 30 months in prison and three years of supervised release, according to U.S. Attorney David X. Sullivan. U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala handed down the sentence in Hartford.

According to court records, Blount stole mail while working for the U.S. Postal Service in Stamford and used stolen checks to carry out a sophisticated financial scheme. In Nov

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