A 55-year-old man pleaded guilty April 9 to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in postage stamps using stolen identities, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced in an April 9 statement.
Charles Dean Good, from Stockton, is charged with one count each of theft of government property and aggravated identity theft, according to the statement. He pleaded guilty to both.
Mr. Good carried out the thefts by using counterfeit checks with stolen names at different post offices in Sacramento and San Joaquin counties, authorities said.
According to the Attorney’s Office, he passed at least 1,326 bad checks between 2012 and 2019.
Authorities said the thefts resulted in a loss of over $250,000 to the U.S. Postal Service.
Mr. Good’s sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 10. He could spend up to 12 years in prison for the theft of government property and the aggravated identity theft count and a fine of up to $250,000 for each count.
