Ezekiel Bailey, a 33-year-old resident of Brooklyn, New York, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for using stolen identities to defraud the U.S. Postal Service. The sentencing was delivered by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford. Bailey will also serve one year of supervised release following his imprisonment.
According to court documents and statements made during proceedings, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service began investigating after receiving reports that someone was passing or attempting to pass fraudulent checks to buy large amounts of postage stamps from post offices in Connecticut and nearby states. Investigators found that Bailey used the identities of three victims, along with fake driver’s licenses and checks tied to empty bank accounts opened in those victims’ names, to purchase or attempt to purchase $134,297 worth of stamps from post offices across Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Massachusetts, and other locations.
Bailey was arrested on January 20, 2023, on related state charges after he tried to buy 25 books of postage stamps for $300 at a post office in Stonington. At the time of his arrest, he had two fake driver’s licenses belonging to identity theft victims. Federal charges were filed against him on November 26, 2024.
On September 15, 2025, Bailey pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft. This offense carries a mandatory minimum sentence of two years in prison.
"This investigation was conducted by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel George," said David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
