Two Additional Men Sentenced for Role in Mail and Bank Fraud Conspiracy

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Today, Acting United States Attorney Kevin Davidson announced two additional sentencings in a mail theft and bank fraud conspiracy involving four defendants.

On March 5, 2026, 24-year-old Tra'von Charles Rogers, of Prattville, Alabama, received a sentence of 24 months in federal prison. Two days prior, on March 3, 2026, a judge ordered 27-year-old Joseph Deshun Sheppard, Jr., of Montgomery, Alabama, to serve 24 months in prison. Both men previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank and mail fraud. Following their prison terms, Rogers and Sheppard will each serve three years of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.

According to their plea agreements and other court records, from March 2022 through February 2025, Rogers and Sheppard participated in a scheme with Kahneil Jahe Oliver, 28, of Montgomery, to steal mail and illegally alter or counterfeit stolen checks. The conspirators then deposited the fraudulently altered checks into numerous bank accounts under their control.

At sentencing, the court ordered forfeiture money judgments of $159,742.65 against Rogers and $62,050 against Sheppard.

A sentencing hearing for a fourth co-conspirator, Cedric Lanoid Hunter, Jr., 24, of Montgomery, is scheduled for next month. Previously, Kahneil Jahe Oliver was sentenced to 130 months in prison for his role in the scheme. On March 5, 2026, the court also ordered Oliver to pay $14,718.48 in restitution to a financial institution that incurred losses as a result of the conspiracy.

This case was investigated by the United States Postal Inspection Service, the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency State Bureau of Investigation, and the Montgomery Police Department, with assistance from the Prattville Police Department and Fulton County, Georgia Sheriff's Office. Assistant United States Attorney J. Patrick Lamb is prosecuting the case.