Springfield Man Indicted for Stolen Mail, Credit Card Fraud

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Springfield, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury today for possessing stolen mail and for credit card fraud.

Eric David Vancil, 46, of Springfield, was charged in a two-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Springfield, Mo.

Today’s indictment alleges that Vancil illegally possessed approximately 200 pieces of stolen mail containing checks and credit cards belonging to approximately 55 different individuals from Oct. 23, 2013, to April 28, 2015.

Vancil is also charged with using his victims’ credit cards and personal identification numbers to conduct financial transactions.

Dickinson cautioned that the charges contained in this indictment are simply accusations, and not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting the charges must be presented to a federal trial jury, whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Carney. It was investigated by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Springfield, Mo., Police Department.