The Acting United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Giovanni Joseph, 34, formerly of Dix Hills, New York, pleaded not guilty today to bank fraud and mail theft charges.  U.S. Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle ordered Joseph detained pending further proceedings.

On February 25, 2021, a federal grand jury in Burlington returned a 10-count indictment alleging that Joseph stole checks from the mail, which Joseph allegedly cashed or attempted to cash at various banks around Vermont.  The indictment’s forfeiture notice further alleges that Joseph obtained at least $2,590 in cash through this bank fraud scheme.

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