FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	CONTACT: Lauren Horwood
February 21, 2011	PHONE: (916) 554-2706
www.usdoj.gov/usao/cae	usacae.edcapress@usdoj.gov
Docket #: 11-145-JAM

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that United States District Judge John A. Mendez sentenced Melvin Lee Gregory, 30, of Sacramento, to four years in prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release for aggravated identity theft.

This case is the product of extensive investigation by the United States Postal Inspection Service, with the cooperation of the Sacramento Police Department and the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office. Assistant United States Attorney Michelle Rodriguez prosecuted the case.

According to court documents, between March 2010 and July 2010, Gregory stole U.S. mail, looking for financial and identification information. He opened lines of credit with the personal information of his victims and obtained cash and goods from merchants and financial institutions in the Sacramento metropolitan area. On July 31, 2010, law enforcement officers arrested Gregory after a high speed chase in a stolen car. At that time, the officers discovered that Gregory possessed over 150 items of stolen U.S. Mail. Gregory and his wife stole mail and financial information from over 350 victims.

Gregory's wife, Laura Lee Elizabeth Gregory, 28, of Oroville, was sentenced on November 8, 2011 to one year in prison for bank fraud and possession of stolen U.S. Mail. Both defendants were also ordered to pay restitution to the victims.

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