{"id":59394,"date":"2025-08-11T15:51:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T22:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=59394"},"modified":"2025-08-11T16:34:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T23:34:47","slug":"59394","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=59394","title":{"rendered":"Postal Thief Turned Instagram Show-Off Faces 30 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"185\" data-end=\"397\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>LOS ANGELES\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"185\" data-end=\"397\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5540 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/U.S.-Postal-Service-300x257.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/U.S.-Postal-Service-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/U.S.-Postal-Service.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>A former Torrance letter carrier pleaded guilty to stealing checks and bank cards from the mail for three years, then using and selling them to fund luxury shopping sprees and international trips, officials announced Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"399\" data-end=\"776\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Mary Ann Magdamit, 31, of Carson, admitted to conspiracy to commit bank fraud.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"399\" data-end=\"776\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Between 2022 and July 2025, officials stated that she stole mail containing checks, personal information, and debit and credit card details. She activated stolen cards for purchases, sold others to accomplices, and arranged for stolen checks to be cashed with fake IDs. Victims included federally insured banks and credit unions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"778\" data-end=\"1083\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">A December 2024 search of her apartment yielded 133 stolen credit cards, 16 Treasury checks, a \u201cghost gun\u201d equipped with a 27-round magazine, and luxury goods purchased with stolen funds. She also used stolen cards to travel to Turks and Caicos and Aruba, later posting her trips, Rolex, and stacks of cash on Instagram.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"1085\" data-end=\"1296\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Magdamit was arrested on July 1 while still using victims\u2019 cards. A second search that day uncovered more stolen cards. 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