PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Portland man was sentenced to federal prison for his role in a scheme that consisted of stealing personal information from residential mail to defraud local banks.

According to authorities, 48-year-old Demontae Sanders and 50-year-old Layanya Jenkins would take mail from residential mailboxes in Portland and steal checks, credit cards and other personal identity information. They would then use that information to impersonate others’ identities and open multiple accounts at local credit unions and banks, defrauding them in the process.

The Oregon U.S. District Attorney’s Office says Sanders and Jenkins gathered hundreds of stolen financial documents, including an Economic Impact Payment that they cashed.

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