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A Washington, D.C., postal worker was found guilty last week of stealing more than $1.6 million worth of U.S. Treasury and private party checks from the mail to fund a "lavish lifestyle," officials said.

Hachikosela Muchimba, 44, was an employee at the U.S. Postal Service. Between Dec. 2020 and March 2023, Muchimba deposited altered checks into bank accounts under his control. He used the proceeds from his scheme to fund a lavish lifestyle that included international travel, stays at luxury hotels, and purchases at gentlemen’s clubs.

A jury Thursday found Muchimba guilty of conspiracy to commit theft of mail and bank fraud, theft of mail, bank fraud and engaging in a monetary transaction in property derived from specified unlawful activity. The maximum penalty for bank fraud is 30 years in prison and five years for mail theft.