CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. — A Savannah man has been sentenced to 200 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for his role in a mail theft and bank fraud operation.
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U.S. District Court Chief Judge R. Stan Bake imposed the sentenced on Jason Johnny Wilson, 29, after Wilson pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, Possession of a Stolen Mail Key and Possession of Stolen Mail.
Wilson was also ordered to pay $66,358.05 in restitution as part of his sentence.
According to investigators, Wilson did not act alone. His codefendants, Terriona Grubbs, 27, of Savannah, Arthur Lee Bryant, 30, of Port Wentworth, and Tiana Lashaun Gill, 29, of Savannah, were previously sentenced after pleading guilty to various charges including Fraudulently Passing a Treasury Check, Bank Fraud, and Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud.
Court documents state from May 2023 and December 2024, the defendants took part in a mail theft scheme in which they would steal mail from U.S. postal receptacles using a stolen mail key. The stolen mail included personal identifying information and checks of multiple victims which were used by the defendants for fraudulent purposes. These actions lead to financial losses exceeding $12.1 million.
“Possessing stolen mail keys and engaging in the theft of personal and private correspondence is a crime against the public and this defendant will now answer for his misguided actions,” U.S. Attorney Meg Heap said. “The outstanding investigators, prosecutors and our law enforcement partners of the agencies involved should all be commended for their relentless effort to bring these defendants to justice.”
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