Bradley Jon Matheny, convicted in 2021 of forging postage meter stamps for his home eBay business, has been banned from exporting products for seven years.
Bradley Jon Matheny was convicted on postage stamp forgery counts and export violations.
Matheny, 42, faces up to 65 years in prison and a $2.5 million fine.
An Iowa man is facing up to 65 years in prison for forging postage stamps on 28,000 packages and costing the United States Postal Office $250,000, according to the Department of Justice.
Bradley Jon Matheny was convicted on Wednesday on seven counts of postage meter stamp forgery and counterfeiting, as well as three counts of export violations.
Matheny is the owner of Mathenys, an eBay-based business that shipped retail goods around the globe. According to court filings, Matheny relied upon the USPS to ship items to his customers, but at a large financial cost. In order to cut down on mailing expenses, Matheny admitted in court to forging the postage meter stamps on the packaging.