BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man has been accused of stealing a postal key after multiple businesses and individuals reported to police that mailed checks had been stolen, altered, and cashed, the United States Attorney’s Office said Thursday.
Kaevon Raymere Leonard, 33, has been charged with unauthorized possession of a U.S. postal service key. He faces a potential maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if found guilty.
Officials said that a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier was robbed at gunpoint and had an arrow key stolen while making deliveries in Buffalo in July 2024. Following the robbery, USPS, financial institutions and law enforcement received reports of mailed checks being stolen and cashed…