Accused Murderer Out on $600K Bond Recruited USPS Carriers to Steal Nearly $24 MILLION in Checks — Then Sold Them on Telegram

Tryston Tremaine Vaughn, 28, is accused of orchestrating a check-theft ring valued at nearly $24 million by enlisting U.S. Postal Service mail carriers to steal checks from their routes. The stolen checks were then allegedly sold on Telegram and shipped nationwide. Vaughn was out on a $600,000 bond for a murder charge while allegedly running this operation, and he faces additional charges including conspiracy to commit bank fraud and bank fraud, alongside three postal carriers who also face mail theft charges.

• Tryston Tremaine Vaughn, 28, is accused of leading a check-theft ring totaling approximately $23,973,338.15.
• Vaughn allegedly recruited U.S. Postal Service mail carriers to steal checks from their delivery routes.
• The stolen checks were reportedly sold on a Telegram channel called “slipsandchips” and shipped to buyers across the country.
• Vaughn was out on a $600,000 bond for a murder charge at the time of the alleged check-theft operation.
• Five individuals have been indicted, including Vaughn, Alyssa Nadine Bryant, and three USPS mail carriers: Catherine Clauzelle Kilpatrick, Drakkor Jamar Alexander, and Malcolm Tiree Joubert.
• The charged individuals face counts of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, and mail theft.
• One stolen check cited was for $1,517,875.27.
• Four of the five defendants are in custody, with Alexander still at large.