AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – An Augusta man was sentenced to 84 months in prison for using a United States Postal Service key to steal mail, commit bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.

Earl Demetrius Overton, 32, received the sentence after pleading guilty to bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, and possession of a firearm, according U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, Margaret Heap.

Overton was also ordered to pay a $2,000 fine, $300 in special assessments, and to serve three years of supervised release upon completion of his prison term.

According to court documents, Overton obtained a U.S. Postal Service key to steal mail from collection boxes, altered the business checks, deposited them into bank accounts and withd

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