A former United States Postal Service worker has been arrested and charged with stealing over $6,000 in checks from residents at an apartment complex in South Miami. Jay'ven Christian Jolly allegedly used his position at the USPS to steal four money orders from mailboxes at the complex near Southwest 59th Court.
According to surveillance footage, Jolly would deposit the stolen checks into an ATM's deposit slot and then cash them directly into his account at a Navy Federal Credit Union in North Miami Beach. Police say that Jolly was aware of the drop box where residents typically place their rent payments, and he allegedly used this knowledge to target vulnerable residents.
Detective Jackie Del Sol said that investigators have evidence showing that Jolly wrote checks to his own name after taking them from the mailboxes. This suggests that Jolly may have been planning to cash the stolen checks for some time.
The authorities now suspect that there may be additional victims, as Jolly allegedly worked with others to carry out the scheme. The police department is cooperating with the USPS's Office of the Inspector General to identify any other potential victims and conduct further investigations.
Jolly faces multiple charges, including organized scheme to defraud, forgery, and grand theft, which could result in significant prison time if he is convicted. Residents who believe they may have been targeted by Jolly are advised to contact the South Miami Police Department at 305-663-6301.
The incident has raised questions about security measures in place to protect residents from postal scams.
According to surveillance footage, Jolly would deposit the stolen checks into an ATM's deposit slot and then cash them directly into his account at a Navy Federal Credit Union in North Miami Beach. Police say that Jolly was aware of the drop box where residents typically place their rent payments, and he allegedly used this knowledge to target vulnerable residents.
Detective Jackie Del Sol said that investigators have evidence showing that Jolly wrote checks to his own name after taking them from the mailboxes. This suggests that Jolly may have been planning to cash the stolen checks for some time.
The authorities now suspect that there may be additional victims, as Jolly allegedly worked with others to carry out the scheme. The police department is cooperating with the USPS's Office of the Inspector General to identify any other potential victims and conduct further investigations.
Jolly faces multiple charges, including organized scheme to defraud, forgery, and grand theft, which could result in significant prison time if he is convicted. Residents who believe they may have been targeted by Jolly are advised to contact the South Miami Police Department at 305-663-6301.
The incident has raised questions about security measures in place to protect residents from postal scams.
its crazy how some ppl can think they can take advantage of others just because they have a job with access to mailboxes... i mean, come on, thats not right. and the fact that he worked with others makes it even worse... it sounds like a full-blown scam operation 
. idk what the police are gonna do to prevent this from happening again but hopefully they can get some new security measures in place at the USPS ASAP. theres gotta be a way to protect those vulnerable residents from getting taken advantage of by someone like jolly 
. He was literally stealing checks right out of people's mailboxes and then cashing them before anyone even knew what happened. I mean, how easy is that? And the fact that he worked with others to do it makes me think there might be more people involved in this scheme than we know about.
... I mean, can you even imagine how vulnerable those residents must feel knowing someone who's supposed to be trusted with their mail was taking advantage of them? 
How can we even trust our money when people like Jay'ven Christian Jolly are running around taking advantage of others?
This whole thing is just so messed up. I mean, someone who's supposed to be helping people gets caught stealing from them. The fact that he knew the drop box where people would put their rent checks and targeted vulnerable residents is just sickening. It's like he thought he could get away with it because of his job. But what's even more concerning is that there might be others involved, so we could have a bigger problem on our hands.
... I mean, I'm glad they caught him and all, but like, what's going on with the USPS? How does one person manage to get away with that kind of thing for so long? 
. But you know what the silver lining is? The police are working super hard to find out if there were other victims and they're getting help from the USPS's Office of the Inspector General, which means more accountability and better security measures for everyone 
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. I mean, come on, using your position to scam people? That's just low. And now they're saying he might've had help from others? Great, because one bad apple doesn't make a whole bunch of apples go rotten, right? 
But seriously, how many people did this guy target? The fact that he knew about the drop box and was targeting vulnerable residents is just gross. And what really gets me is that these checks were for rent payments, so you know who got screwed – the people who actually need help paying their bills 
. I hope they find out who else Jolly worked with, because it's not going to be a surprise when he's convicted and serving time 
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