Portland man sentenced to more than four years in prison for mail theft, identity fraud scheme

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Portland man has been sentenced to four years and seven months in federal prison for stealing hundreds of pieces of mail, using stolen identities to commit bank fraud and possessing counterfeit U.S. Postal Service keys.

Michael John Peters, 43, was sentenced to 55 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to possession of stolen mail, possession of counterfeit postal service arrow keys, bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.

The court also ordered Peters to pay $30,079 in restitution to victims and a $400 special assessment…

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