New Jersey Man Who Stole Mail from USPS Collection Boxes is Sentenced

David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that IXAVIER HOLMAN, JR., 34, of Secaucus, New Jersey, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to three years of probation, the first six months of which Holman must serve in home detention, for stealing mail from U.S. Postal Service collection boxes in New Haven and West Haven.  Judge Nagala also ordered Holman to perform 150 hours of community service.

According to court documents and statements made in court, at least eight times between December 2022 and June 2023, Holman used stolen mail collection box keys to steal mail from blue collection boxes at post offices located at 95 Fountain Street in New Haven, 589 Campbell Avenue in West Haven, and 844 Jones Hill Road in West Haven.

Holman was arrested on June 12, 2023, after he returned to the Fountain Street post office in West Haven and accessed the collection box in an attempt to steal mail.  At the time of his arrest, Holman possessed two mail collection box keys.  A search of his residence on that date revealed more than 3,000 pieces of stolen mail, USPS mail collection bins, and a credit card reader and embosser.  The stolen mail included thousands of checks and money orders, separated and organized by bank, with a face value of more than $1.5 million.

On November 20, 2024, Holman pleaded guilty to theft of mail.

This investigation was conducted by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the West Haven and New Haven Police Departments.  The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel E. Cummings.

Individuals who believe they are a victim of mail theft may file a complaint by calling 877-876-2455 or by visiting https://www.uspis.gov/report.