CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – A Charlotte man was sentenced to prison Friday after being convicted for his role in a stolen mail conspiracy, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced.
Terrell Alexander Hager Jr., 25, of Charlotte, was ordered to serve three years in prison followed by two years of supervised release.
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In September 2023, Hager’s co-conspirators, Kiara Padgett, and her husband, Dominique Dunlap, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Dunlap also pled guilty to four counts of possession of stolen mail.
A sentencing date for Padgett and Dunlap has not been set.
According to court documents from the Western District of North Carolina and the sentencing hearing, from August 2021 to November 2022, Hager conspired with Padgett, Dunlap, and others to operate a bank fraud scheme involving stolen checks. Padgett, who at the time was employed by the U.S. Postal Service, was accused of using her position as a postal carrier to steal incoming and outgoing checks of businesses and individuals.