A New Jersey man who stole $1.5 million in checks from Connecticut mailboxes was sentenced to three years probation rather than the possible five years in federal prison he faced.
Ixavier Holman Jr., 34, of Secaucus, must serve the first six months of his probation in home confinement and has been ordered by a judge to conduct 150 hours of community service, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for Connecticut.
Holman was facing up to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to mail theft in November…