California Postal Supervisor Arrested for Allegedly Stealing $281,000 from Mail

The Costa Mesa post office supervisor is accused of intercepting checks, cash, and gold coins, depositing stolen funds into personal accounts.

Joivian Tjuana Hayes, 36, a U.S. Postal Service supervisor in Costa Mesa, was arrested on December 19 and charged with bank fraud.
Hayes is accused of stealing over 20 checks totaling $281,000, including one for $114,000, and depositing them into her own bank accounts with forged signatures.
Surveillance footage reportedly shows Hayes making multiple ATM deposits of stolen checks in Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, and Compton.
Federal prosecutors allege Hayes also stole $20,000 in cash and Federal Reserve notes, as well as $15,000 in gold coins from the post office.
Agents executed search warrants on her home and 2023 BMW, with Hayes facing a potential 30-year prison sentence if convicted.