SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio man was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for stealing mail and cashing fraudulent checks.

According to court documents, Zachary Wayne Crowell, 35, was part of a group who broke into mailboxes to steal checks, credit cards, identification documents, bank statements and other financial statements.  Checks were “washed” to remove the original payee’s name so that they could be deposited into accounts controlled by Crowell or his codefendant Brandon James Waggoner.  Funds were then withdrawn before the checks were returned as fraudulent.  Crowell also used stolen debit and credit cards to purchase firearms illegally in other people’s names.

On May 18, 2021, Crowell pleaded guilty to one count of Bank Fraud.  In addition to the prison sentence, Crowell was ordered to pay $39,743.62 in restitution and complete five years of supervised release after serving his sentence.

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