HARTFORD, Conn. — Kierra Blount, 35, formerly of Stamford and now residing in Plymouth, North Carolina, was sentenced to 30 months in prison and three years of supervised release for mail theft and fraud, announced David Sullivan, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
Court documents reveal that while employed at the U.S. Postal Service in Stamford, Blount stole mail and obtained checks payable to others. In November 2021, she opened a bank account using the identity of another person without their knowledge. Blount and accomplices fraudulently altered check payees, forged signatures, and deposited checks into the account.
From November 2021 to April 2022, approximately $156,000 in fraudulent checks were deposited. After some deposits were reversed, Blount and her co-conspirators used roughly $81,000 for personal gain.
A court-authorized search on June 20, 2023, at Blount’s Stamford residence uncovered significant evidence, including stolen mail, debit cards in other individuals’ names, checks totaling $285,000, and documents containing sensitive personal information. Analysis of Blount’s cell phones revealed images of stolen checks, personal identifying information for over 50 individuals, and Telegram communications with unknown co-conspirators.
Blount was indicted on March 26, 2024, and arrested on June 17, 2024. She pleaded guilty to bank fraud and unlawful possession of stolen mail on August 29, 2025. She is currently released on a $75,000 bond and is required to report to prison on April 8.
The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service Connecticut Organized Financial Fraud Task Force (CUT OFF), involving multiple local police departments. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Shan Patel.
