Crime & Safety
Man Sentenced In Theft Of Mail From USPS Collection Boxes In West Haven
The stolen mail included thousands of checks and money orders with a face value of more than $1.5 million, according to officials.
WEST HAVEN, CT — A New Jersey man has been sentenced in connection with the theft of mail, including thousands of checks and money orders with a face value of more than $1.5 million, from U.S. Postal Service collection boxes in New Haven and West Haven, according to officials.
Ixavier Holman Jr., 34, of Secaucus, New Jersey, was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Hartford to three years of probation, the first six months of which must be served in home detention, U.S. Attorney for Connecticut David X. Sullivan announced.
Holman was also ordered to perform 150 hours of community service, according to officials.
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According to court documents and statements made in court, authorities said that on at least eight times between December 2022 and June 2023, Holman used stolen mail collection box keys to steal mail from blue collection boxes at post offices located at 95 Fountain Street in New Haven, 589 Campbell Avenue in West Haven, and 844 Jones Hill Road in West Haven.
Holman was arrested on June 12, 2023, after he “returned to the Fountain Street post office in West Haven and accessed the collection box in an attempt to steal mail,” according to a news release.
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“At the time of his arrest, Holman possessed two mail collection box keys,” officials wrote in the news release. “A search of his residence on that date revealed more than 3,000 pieces of stolen mail, USPS mail collection bins, and a credit card reader and embosser. The stolen mail included thousands of checks and money orders, separated and organized by bank, with a face value of more than $1.5 million.”
Holman pleaded guilty on Nov. 20, 2024 to theft of mail.
The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the West Haven and New Haven Police Departments. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel E. Cummings.
Anyone who believes they are a victim of mail theft can file a complaint by calling 877-876-2455 or by visiting here.
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