A California postal worker allegedly stole credit, debit cards and checks to fuel a lavish lifestyle that included luxurious tropical vacations and Rolex watches she flaunted on social media
Mary Ann Magdamit, 31, a former letter carrier at the Torrance Main Post Office, admitted Monday to stealing mail containing checks, personal identifying information, and debit and credit cards from her job between 2022 and July 2025, according to the US Attorney’s Office.
She would then activate the cards online and use them to make costly purchases.
The alleged mail thief also allegedly sold some of the cards to co-conspirators, who also helped her cash the stolen checks and create “counterfeit identity documents in the name of the check’s payee.”
Magdamit proudly flaunted stacks of hundred-dollar bills she gained through stealing from unsuspecting citizens and the luxurious goods, including a Rolex watch, on Instagram.
In one photo, Magdamit — wearing a Yankees hat — took a selfie as she held a stack of the bills against her ear, resembling a cell phone. She also photographed the money lying on her lap as she sat in her driver’s seat.
Prosecutors said Magdamit used stolen cards on international trips to Turks and Caicos and Aruba.
A photo posted to the former postal workers’ Instagram shows her lounging by a pool with a glass of champagne while on one of her luxurious vacations.
In December 2024, law enforcement seized 133 stolen credit and debit cards and 16 US Department of the Treasury checks from her apartment.
Police also found an unserialized Glock clone pistol, known as a “ghost gun,” which had an extended 27-round magazine.
Despite the raid, the former postal worker remained free until July, when federal agents discovered she was still making purchases with victims’ stolen cards, according to the Justice Department.
Magdamit was arrested on July 1. Agents searched her apartment again and discovered more stolen credit cards.
She faces one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, where she faces up to 30 years in federal prison.
It’s unclear if any of her co-conspirators have been arrested or charged.
The Post has reached out to the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California for comment.
In March, a former US Postal Service worker in Washington, DC, Hachikosela Muchimba, was convicted of stealing around $1.6 million in checks to fund a “lavish lifestyle that included international travel, stays at luxury hotels, and purchases at gentlemen’s clubs.”
At the time of his arrest in September 2023, Muchimba was trying to flee to Zambia.
Muchimba, who immigrated to the US from Zambia, was found guilty of conspiracy to commit theft of mail and bank fraud, theft of mail, bank fraud, engaging in a monetary transaction in property derived from specified unlawful activity, and unlawful procurement of citizenship or naturalization.
He is also facing a penalty of 30 years for the bank fraud charge and five years for the mail theft charge.
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