RICHMOND, Va. — A federal investigation has shed new light on the myriad of post office issues impacting Central Virginia.
Based on court documents filed earlier this month, Olden Ellerbe III of Richmond is facing federal charges for stealing mail containing important banking or personal information. He then used that information to pull out thousands of dollars from ATMs across Richmond, the documents indicated.
Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney Colette McEachin drew attention to Ellerbe’s slew of pending state charges back in November. Those charges included nine counts of credit card theft and one count of receiving stolen goods of $1,000 or more.
It’s a small part in the story of slow or stolen mail McEachin that said has left many in Central Virginia with unanswered questions from USPS.
According to an affidavit filed in support of a criminal complaint and an arrest warrant for Ellerbe, the United States Postal Investigation Services has been investigating multiple break-ins into blue collection boxes at the Richmond Main Postal Office at the Brook Road location.