SACRAMENTO, California — A federal grand jury has indicted Jimbert Escalicas, a 41-year-old from Sacramento, on multiple charges including bank fraud and identity theft.
Escalicas, who began working for the U.S. Postal Service in September 2023, is accused of stealing checks, gift cards, debit cards, and credit cards from mail intended for customers on his delivery routes in Sacramento County, according to U.S. Attorney Eric Grant. The alleged thefts occurred from November 2023 through October 2024. Escalicas reportedly forged account owners’ signatures on stolen checks, altered them to be payable to himself, and deposited them into accounts he controlled. He is also accused of selling some stolen checks to others and using stolen credit cards by providing card owners’ personal information to financial institutions…