FOR DEBIT CARD FRAUD, AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT

Mail thieves sentenced to 34 months, 12 months in jail

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United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands Alicia A.G. Limtiaco announced that Jon Michael Mapote Villena, 29, of Mangilao, and Annalin Marie Perez Aldan, 20, of Dededo, were sentenced on Feb. 12, 2016, before District Judge Alex R. Munson, in the U.S. District Court of Guam.

Villena received 34 months imprisonment with a three-year supervised release term. Aldan received 12 months and one day imprisonment with a three year supervised release term. The pair was also ordered to pay over $12,000 in restitution to their victims and ordered to forfeit proceeds of their crimes. Their sentences follow convictions for access device fraud and aggravated identity theft.

In June and July 2015, Villena and Aldan, engaged in a crime spree, burglarizing several United States Post Offices in Guam. The defendants stole undelivered United States Mail from over 30 different post office boxes. A First Hawaiian Bank MasterCard debit card belonging to a postal customer was among the items of stolen United States Mail. Villena and Aldan then used that debit card to purchase goods, including Apple electronics, at local and national retailers all over Guam.

Limtiaco stated, “The United States Attorney’s Office, along with our law enforcement partners, will vigorously pursue those who vandalize and obstruct the operations of the United States Postal Service. We will also aggressively pursue and prosecute those who would victimize the residents of Guam through identity theft.”

This incident was investigated by the United States Postal Inspection Service. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Mohammad Khatib.

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