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USPS Carrier Arrested in South Miami Rent-Check Thefts as Investigators Seek More Victims

Police say surveillance video shows him cashing altered rent payments totaling about $6,000 to $7,000.

Overview

  • South Miami Police identified Jay'Ven Christian Jolly, 31, as the carrier who allegedly removed rent checks from apartment drop boxes, altered them, and deposited them.
  • Surveillance footage from a North Miami Beach ATM on Jan. 3 purportedly shows him cashing the checks, which investigators say totaled roughly $6,000 to $7,000.
  • Jolly was arrested and charged with organized scheme to defraud, forgery and grand theft, and he was booked into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
  • The Postal Service placed him on non‑duty or suspended status as South Miami Police coordinate with the USPS Office of Inspector General.
  • Detectives believe additional victims may come forward and urge those affected to contact police; one resident told CBS Miami she lost $750 and is unsure she will be reimbursed.