Washington, D.C., Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Federal Postal Robbery Case

A developing federal case saw a Washington, D.C., man sentenced to 17 years in prison for a series of armed mail-carrier robberies across Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 20, 2026, 10:23 a.m. ET

According to official records from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland, 30-year-old DeAngelo Lewis was on August 13, 2026, to 17 years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release. U.S. District Judge Lydia K. Griggsby handed down the sentence following Lewis's conviction after an eight-day trial in April on charges including armed robbery of postal carriers, bank fraud, theft of mail, and using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. The charges stem from the armed robbery of seven United States Postal Service mail carriers in 2022 across Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Official records state that Lewis and his co-conspirators targeted USPS carriers as they delivered mail, stealing personal and business checks that were altered and negotiated at banks, stealing almost $1 million of victims' money. Law enforcement officers searching Lewis's Marlow Heights, Maryland, apartment found approximately 1,500 checks with a face value of nearly $3 million. The case remains open and developing as co-conspirators await sentencing later this year. Co-conspirators Marking Long, 24, of Washington, D.C., and Enrico Hood-Jackson, 32, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, previously pled guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and bank fraud. Hood-Jackson also pled guilty to armed robbery and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.

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