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AO 91 (Rev. 12/93) Criminal Complaint E] _
United States District Court
DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA l ` __ _ _
v.
WHITNEY ANN WILSON Criminal Complaint
CASE NUMBER; 08- l 3 — fl./1
(Name and Address of Defendant)
I, the undersigned complainant, being duly sworn, state the following is tnie and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. On or
about Januag 18, 2008 in New Castle Coung County, in the District of Delaware, defendant did
steal three (3) pieces of mail from a letter box, mail receptacle, or other authorized depository for mail matter
in violation of Title I 8 United States Code, Section(s) 1708 .
I further state that I am a(n) Special Agent,United States Postal Inspection Service and that this complaint is based
Oflicial Title
on the following facts:
See attached Affidavit
Continued on the attached sheet and made a part hereof: · Yes » - `
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`gnature of Complainant
vette A. Thomas
.S. Postal Inspection Service
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence,
Januagv 22, 2008 at Wilmington, DE l
Date City and State
Honorable Leonard P. Stark { E
United States Magistrate Judge ` -
Name & Title ofludicial Officer Signature ofludicial Officer

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I AFFIDAVIT OF YVETTE A. THOMAS V 1 U
1. I am Yvette A. Thomas, United States Postal Inspector. Being duly sworn, I
state the following information was developed from the affiant’s personal
knowledge and from information furnished to the affiant from local law
enforcement officers, United States Postal Inspectors, and from other federal
employees.
2. I am employed as a United States Postal Inspector and have been since August
_ of20_02. I am currently assigned to the Philadelphia Division, Wilmington I
Delaware Domicile. My duties as a Postal Inspector are to investigate
criminal violations of the United States Code, particularly the sections of Title
18 which_ constitute Mail Fraud and Identity Theft.
3. This affidavit is made in support of an application for a criminal complaint V
and arrest warrant charging Whitney Ann WILSON, DOB — . ’79, for
Theft ofMail in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1708.
4. On January 18, 2008, your affiant executed a search warrant for -
Nilmington, Delaware, and a 2001 GMC Yukon VIN —
lGKFK16T51J243573, Delaware registration number — PC408171. The 2001
GMC Yukon is registered to WILSON and Marvin K. Houston of
_ , Wilmington, Delaware. The affidavit in support of the search warrant
indicated that in August, 2007, WILSON was accused of stealing mail to f ·
· conduct bank fraud and identity theft and that, in connection with those . _
allegations, on December 27, 2007, WILSON pled guilty in Delaware state
court to one count of Identity Theft. The affidavit also indicated that on
January 14, 2008, a person fitting WILSON’s description and driving the _
2001 GMC Yukon was observed stealing mail from residences in the North
Wilmington area.
5. On January 18, 2008, just prior to execution of the search warrant, WILSON
was observed entering the residence at ` Your affiant knocked
on the door and announced herself as a law enforcement officer but WILSON
did not respond. By the time your affiant was able to enter the residence,
WILSON had apparently fled.

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6. Inside ;, your affiant discovered three (3) pieces of stolen mail.
Two (2) pieces of mail had a retum address for Wilmington residents J.B. and
J.B. at one address. One (1) piece of mail had ag return address for
Wilmington resident JG. at another address. Your affiant spoke to the
aforementioned citizens and was informed that the citizens recently placed
these pieces of mail into their mailboxes for mailing.
7. Your affiant also discovered inside among other things, three
bank checks belonging to the aforementioned citizens, which had been
removed from their envelopes. i The bank checks were discovered on a
scanner in a position ready to be scanned into a computer. Your affiant also
disedvered inside . a printer capable of printing fraudulent A if
1 checks and a receipt for the recent purchase of blank check stock used for h J l
printing checks. Based upon my training and experience, it is common
knowledge for individuals involved in theft of mail, bank fraud, and identity, _ __
theft to scan bank checks into a computer so that the fraudulent checks can be
produced.
8. Your affiant also contacted the banks that have accounts for the
aforementioned citizens and was informed that there were four (4) recent
attempts to pass fraudulent checks on these accounts. One (l) fraudulent
check was not passed because the citizen had alerted the bank to the _
_ possibility of fraudulent activity. Three (3) other checks were passed: one (l)
in the" amount of $400; one (l) in the amount of $425; and one (1) in the l
amount of $450. U

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believe that WILSON stole three (3) pieces of mail from a letter box, mail
receptacle, or other authorized depository for mail matter, all in violation of
18 U.S.C. § 1708, and your aftiant respectfully requests that the Court issue a
criminal complaint and arrest warrant charging WILSON accordingly.
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1 I Yvette A. Thomas
U,S. Postal Inspector
Sworn to andlsubscribed before me l ` " I I ‘ I
Thisvixday oflanuary 2008 " ' U ' A · " * U ` A · ’ - ‘
THE HONORABLE LEONARD P. STARK
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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