That's where my missing package went, here in Massachusetts

1630Boston

fastfreddie

Hope he gets the max!

ChangeInHistory

It will be interesting to see what the sentence ends up to be.

ricko

Happy to see the prosecution for this crime.... Not sure what the sentence will be, but the fine will never be collected. Cheers, RickO

Type2

The part that says she agreed to please guilty tell’s me she will not, and get out in one year or just probation.

But it’s something and now it’s on her record I hope others see this and realize this is what could happen to them if and when they get caught maybe just maybe this will slow a bit. It gives them something to think about.

PerryHall

@fastfreddie said:
Hope he gets the max!

Roberta Feliz sounds like a female unless she identifies otherwise. She'll probably only get probation since no one was killed.

WAYNEAS

Will have to wait and see what the sentence is.
Either way, she has lost a good government job.
Hopefully they found some of the stolen materials and are able to get them to the rightful owners.
Wayne

lkenefic

I'm glad they're prosecuting these sorts of crimes... I'll hold final comments until I see how the punishment fits the crime.

1630Boston

I guess it is tough to get honest employees here in the BayState
.

1630Boston

The sentence is usually probation if I recall correctly.

1630Boston

BOSTON – A former U.S. Postal Service mail carrier was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for stealing mail containing gift cards and cash.

Brian Thibodeau, 49, of Danvers, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Mark L. Wolf to one year of probation. Thibodeau was also ordered to pay a fine of $7,500 and restitution in the amount of $175. On Aug. 5, 2021, Thibodeau pleaded guilty to one count of theft of mail by an employee of the U.S. Postal Service.

johnny9434

@ricko said:
Happy to see the prosecution for this crime.... Not sure what the sentence will be, but the fine will never be collected. Cheers, RickO

do you get the privilage of sating some thing about that?

moursund

This is the part I don't like:

1630Boston

Here's on that got some time last year
.
.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, September 3, 2021
Former Postal Worker Sentenced for Stealing Mail
BOSTON – A former U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for stealing mail, including almost $5,000 in stimulus payments, and making over $16,000 in fraudulent purchases and ATM withdrawals.

Angela Gomez, 40, of Lynn, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to three months in prison and three years of supervised release. On May 11, 2021, Gomez pleaded guilty to one count of theft of mail by an employee. As part of the plea agreement, Gomez has agreed to pay $21,387 in restitution to the victims.

In February 2020, investigators received information that customers in Lynn reported missing mail. For example, one USPS customer reported that an expected Lilly Pulitzer gift card never arrived in the mail. Further investigation revealed that USPS City Carrier Assistant Angela Gomez handled that particular customer’s route. Records indicated that the expected gift card was used in January 2020 for purchases delivered to Gomez’s then-home address and that the corresponding email address belonged to Gomez. Subsequent surveillance of Gomez during the performance of her duties revealed that she rifled through and stole mail on 21 separate occasions.

An Eastern Bank fraud investigator, who was investigating multiple unauthorized ATM withdrawals and debit card purchases made using three separate Eastern Bank accounts, contacted federal investigators. The Eastern Bank accounts were owned by individuals who resided on the carrier route Gomez was assigned to prior to when the unauthorized transactions began. Eastern Bank records confirmed three compromised accounts. Security camera video footage related to several of the unauthorized debit card purchases (including at Walmart and Target shopping centers) showed Gomez making unauthorized purchases using debit cards associated with the three compromised Eastern Bank accounts. In addition, ATM and bank security camera videos from Eastern Bank showed Gomez making unauthorized cash withdrawals from the three Eastern Bank accounts. In total, $16,587 was stolen from the three Eastern Bank accounts.

Gomez also stole four U.S. Treasury Economic Impact Payment (EIP) checks, more commonly known as stimulus checks, totaling $4,800, which were intended for delivery to USPS customers who lived on Gomez’s carrier route.

In total, Gomez stole $21,387 in fraudulent debit card purchases, ATM withdrawals and stimulus checks.

1630Boston

And,
All of the above is just recently in Massachusetts !

1630Boston

it's rampant

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A mail carrier who pleaded guilty to stealing mail while employed by the United States Postal Service was sentenced Monday to two years’ probation, with $215 in restitution and a $100 special assessment.

The restitution will be paid to the victims. Six of them will get between $10 and $25 each, and one will get $100.

An undercover operation by USPS led to the arrest of James Sweat.

According to court documents, Sweat worked as a Rural Carrier Associate at the Baldwin Station in Jacksonville. On May 12, 2021, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) got a complaint from the station manager that Sweat might be stealing cash and gift cards based on a high volume of mail losses on his route.

The station manager said she conducted two of her own “integrity tests” based on customer complaints.

On May 7, 2021, she put a card with $10 cash on Sweat’s route. The recipient got the card, which had been re-taped, but the cash was missing.

On June 4, the OIG sent a greeting card on Sweat’s route to an invalid address. It should have been put in the “throw-back” case and shouldn’t have left the station. It had “3″ marked $20 bills and a “letter beacon transmitter” inside.

When the contents were rifled through or removed, agents were alerted, they stopped Sweat in his Postal Service vehicle and searched it.

They found the missing cash inside his wallet and the greeting card opened. They also found an additional 24 greeting cards that had been rifled through in his vehicle. Sweat admitted he had been stealing cash from the mail for about a month and estimated he had opened approximately 100 mail items, stealing approximately $1,000.

So he steals $1,000 and has to pay $215 in restitution ? ? ?

1630Boston

PS
I suspect that most USPS employees are honest.

moursund

@1630Boston said:
PS
I suspect that most USPS employees are honest.

Vast overwhelming majority. As with any situation, a few bad apples can cause big problems.

amwldcoin

To me the fact that insurance rates have increased quite a bit lately tells me how much the USPS trusts their employees.
Personally, with what is being charged to ship these days, I think insurance should be included.

Larrob37

I have retired from the post office after 30 years and have been confronted a few times by customers saying cash or gift card was missing from their envelope. I was never tempted as i liked my job, my pay, my freedom and was taught to never steal. The majority of the tampering occurs in the distribution plants where millions of pieces are processed daily. A letter carrier would have to be a idiot to steal from mail that has been processed to their route. All fingers point to them. I also noticed the thiefs were all either part timers or temporary workers. There are between 400-500 thousand postal employees and yet hear of just a few cases of missing mail. Like it has been said the majority of postal workers are honest but of course as in every job all it takes is a few to upset the applecart.

LanceNewmanOCC

@Larrob37 said:
I have retired from the post office after 30 years and have been confronted a few times by customers saying cash or gift card was missing from their envelope. I was never tempted as i liked my job, my pay, my freedom and was taught to never steal. The majority of the tampering occurs in the distribution plants where millions of pieces are processed daily. A letter carrier would have to be a idiot to steal from mail that has been processed to their route. All fingers point to them. I also noticed the thiefs were all either part timers or temporary workers. There are between 400-500 thousand postal employees and yet hear of just a few cases of missing mail. Like it has been said the majority of postal workers are honest but of course as in every job all it takes is a few to upset the applecart.

and they aren't the only way mail/packages can come up missing. trains, porches, family/friends, dishonest recipients etc.

relicsncoins

The person should be made to pay the victims every penny stolen.

WillieBoyd2

How did the USPS connect the thief with the OP's package?

streeter

@WillieBoyd2 said:
How did the USPS connect the thief with the OP's package?

As outlined in the thread,

The carrier stole a gift card and that EXACT gift card was used to pay for items delivered to the carrier's home address.

2 cents short of a dime.

[Deleted User]

The cultures that chop off the hands of thieves are onto something.

jesbroken

Perhaps the reason for the single count charge is to leave the rest in case something goes wrong with the first count. Not sure if that is correct or not, but possibly might have been used as a threat to comply. They sure should be charged with more than one count in my opinion. But then we are lucky they were even caught and prosecuted.
Jim

WillieBoyd2

I thought that the OP's stolen shipment was a coin.