Postal Service worker arrested for stealing $281,000 in checks from the mail

A U.S. Postal Service worker from Compton, Joivian Tjuana Hayes, was arrested for allegedly stealing over 20 checks and depositing $281,000 into her bank accounts. She faces one count of bank fraud, with a potential 30-year prison sentence. Hayes, a supervisor at the Costa Mesa Post Office, is accused of stealing checks since July and forging payees' signatures. One check was reportedly over $114,000. Surveillance footage allegedly shows her depositing the stolen checks at various ATMs. Federal agents searched Hayes' home and her 2023 BMW. She is also suspected of stealing cash and gold coins. The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General.