Treyvon Alexander, 21, from Georgetown, Kentucky, has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for orchestrating the largest known theft of checks from the mail in Cincinnati. The sentencing took place on September 12 in Cincinnati federal court, where Alexander pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud.
According to the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Alexander worked with others, including a former postal employee, to steal more than $7 million in checks from the mail. Judge Douglas R. Cole ordered Alexander to serve 72 months in prison and pay over $500,000 in restitution.
Destiny Neblett, 23, a former Cincinnati postal worker, stole mail containing checks from a processing plant during her employment. She passed the stolen checks to her boyfriend, 23-year-old Lonnel Lucas, who then sold them to Alexander. Alexander processed the stolen checks, which were often made out to various local businesses, converting them into cash.
Law enforcement recovered 1,480 stolen checks valued at approximately $7.4 million. Many of these checks were eventually delivered to the intended recipients without loss after authorities recovered them during search warrants.
Neblett pleaded guilty in August 2025, while Lucas is scheduled for a federal court plea hearing on September 30.
This case echoes a similar 2025 incident where Nakedra Shannon, a former USPS worker in Charlotte, was sentenced for a check theft conspiracy that spanned three months and involved millions in stolen checks. Shannon worked with accomplices Desiray Carter and Donell Gardner to carry out the scheme between April and July 2023.
