FORMER POSTAL WORKER AND ACCOMPLICE FEDERALLY INDICTED FOR MAIL THEFT, BANK FRAUD & AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Jaheed Anthony Lloyd Williams, 25, and Taija Avion Smith, 26, both of Tallahassee, Florida, have been indicted in federal court. Williams has been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit mail theft, unlawful possession of a mail key, theft of mail, bank fraud conspiracy, 15 counts of bank fraud, and three counts of aggravated identity theft. Smith has been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit mail theft, theft of a mail key, bank fraud conspiracy, and two counts of aggravated identity theft. John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the charges.

Williams and Smith appeared in federal court for their arraignment before United States Magistrate Judge Martin A. Fitzpatrick in Tallahassee, Florida. Jury trial is scheduled for February 24, 2026, before Chief District Court Judge Allen C. Winsor in Tallahassee, Florida.

Williams and Smith face the following penalties, if convicted:

• Conspiracy to Commit Mail Theft: maximum of five years’ imprisonment, followed by a maximum of three years’ supervised release.
• Unlawful Possession or Theft of a Mail Key: maximum of 10 years’ imprisonment, followed by a maximum of three years supervised release.
• Theft of Mail: maximum of five years’ imprisonment, followed by a maximum of three years supervised release.
• Bank Fraud Conspiracy: maximum of 30 years’ imprisonment, followed by a five years’ supervised release.
• Bank Fraud: maximum of 30 years’ imprisonment, followed by a five years’ supervised release.
• Aggravated Identity Theft: mandatory consecutive term of two years’ imprisonment, followed by one-year supervised release.              

This case was jointly investigated by the Tallahassee Police Department, the United States Postal Inspection Service, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Justin M. Keen.

An indictment is merely an allegation by a grand jury that a defendant has committed a violation of federal criminal law and is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida is one of 94 offices that serve as the nation’s principal litigators under the direction of the Attorney General.  To access public court documents online, please visit the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida website. For more information about the United States Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Florida, visit https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndfl.