DuPAGE COUNTY – Seven people, including two former postal carriers, have been charged in a financial crimes and money laundering scheme involving the United States Postal Service.

Vosheaa Haynes, 36, of Aurora, Shavonna Taylor, 33 of Aurora, Ariel Jakes, 21, of Naperville, Deyona Tucker, 30, of Chicago, Laketha Britton, 27, of Chicago, Octavia May, 29, of Romeoville, and Stephanie Brown, 35, of Chicago, were named in an eleven-count indictment filed in DuPage County on Sept. 16.

Haynes was taken into custody on Sept. 23 and charged with two counts of organizer of a continuing financial crimes enterprise, two counts of continuing financial crimes enterprise, one count of mail fraud, three counts of wire fraud and three counts of identity theft.

Source: 7 charged, including two postal carriers, in money laundering scheme involving U.S. Postal Service