Montgomery man sentenced for role in mail and bank fraud conspiracy
A Montgomery man has been sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison for his role in a mail and bank fraud conspiracy that totaled $9.5 million.
Today, Acting U.S. Attorney Kevin Davidson announced the first sentencing in a the case, which involves four defendants.
Davidson says on February 18, 28-year-old Kahneil Jahe Oliver of Montgomery was sentenced to 130 months after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit bank and mail fraud and theft of a postal key. There is no parole in the federal system.
According to Oliver’s plea agreement and other court records, from May 2020 through February 2025, Oliver and his co-conspirators executed a scheme to steal checks from the mail, alter them and deposit the fraudulently altered checks into numerous bank accounts under their control, Davidson says.
The investigation determined that Oliver coordinated the conspiracy. Davidson says his sentence was enhanced based on his possession of a gun to further the offense, the number of victims involved and the sophisticated nature of the scheme. Oliver also admitted to using a stolen postal key to access postal receptacles and retrieve checks from the mail, Davidson says.
In total, investigators determined that Oliver and his co-conspirators possessed both physical checks and digital images of checks reflecting an intended loss exceeding $9.5 million.
“This defendant helped orchestrate a large-scale scheme that targeted numerous individuals and businesses by exploiting the U.S. mail system,” Davidson says. “Mail theft and financial fraud cause significant economic harm to victims. This sentence reflects the seriousness of these crimes and our commitment to holding organizers of fraud schemes fully accountable.”
Oliver’s co-conspirators, Cedric Lanoid Hunter, Jr., 24, of Montgomery; Joseph Deshun Sheppard, Jr., 27, of Montgomery; and Tra’von Charles Rogers, 24, of Prattville, have each pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud. Their sentencings are scheduled for early March.
