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SANTA ANA, CALIF.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Courtroom\"A Garden Grove man who worked for the U.S. Postal Service for more than two decades appeared in federal court Tuesday after agreeing to plead guilty to stealing from the mail and selling at least 6,240 credit cards, according to authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chinh Vuong, 48, was in federal court Tuesday morning.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vuong was charged last week with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft for stealing mail while on the job for a year and using the information in the mail for identity theft.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPostal employees have a duty to conduct postal business in a professional manner, to ensure the proper delivery the public’s mail,” said U.S. Attorney Eileen M. Decker. \u201cThis defendant, who was entrusted with providing this important public service, victimized thousands of postal customers to finance a life of luxury. Such conduct is contrary to the long-established traditional of the postal service and its employees, whose honest delivery of mail contributes every day to the economic vitality of our country.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the documents filed in the case, Vuong had worked at the U.S.Postal Service Santa Ana Processing and Distribution Center as a mail processing clerk since 1989.<\/span><\/p>\n

Between October 6, 2014, and October 6, 2015, while working at the Santa Ana P. & D.C., Vuong stole at least 6,240 credit cards from undelivered mail for the profit of him and others.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vuong made at least $6,000 per month selling stolen credit cards.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vuong used the funds from the sale of stolen credit cards to pay for personal expenses, including designer handbags and boots, two BMWs, alcohol, and drugs, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n

On October 6, 2015, federal authorities searched Vuong\u2019s Garden Grove residence and seized about 199 stolen credit cards and luxury items bought using the proceeds from selling stolen credit cards, including two BMWs and over 20 handbags made by brands like Prada, Louis Vuitton, and Gucci, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Special Agent in Charge Brian Washington added, \u201cThe USPS OIG conducts internal investigations to include mail theft and misconduct by postal employees. The overwhelming majority of postal employees are honest, hardworking and trustworthy individuals who would never consider engaging in any form of criminal behavior. However, when a postal employee betrays that trust, our special agents vigorously investigate those matters as has been done in this case.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Robert Wemyss, Postal Inspector in Charge of the Los Angeles Division, stated \u201cThe overwhelming majority of Postal Service employees work conscientiously to move the nation\u2019s mail to its proper destination. When that trust is compromised the United States Postal Inspection Service takes proper investigative steps to have them and their co-conspirators prosecuted.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCitizens need to rely on the security of the U.S. mail and the integrity of the postal carriers with whom their correspondence and their privacy is entrusted,” said Deirdre Fike, the Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office. “By lining his pockets through identity theft, Mr. Vuong breached the trust placed in him by citizens who paid his salary and the companies which sustained a financial loss.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Vuong entered not guilty pleas this morning and his matter was assigned to United States District Judge Cormac J. Carney.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vuong is facing up to 30 years in prison, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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