German Postal Worker found stealing packages!

historygeek

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=816&ncid=816&e=2&u=/ap/20040422/ap_on_fe_st/germany_auctioned_mail

BERLIN - A German postal worker admitted to putting packages up for auction over the Internet after a search of his apartment turned up a hoard of missing deliveries, police said Thursday.



The 37-year-old letter carrier, whose identity wasn't released, started siphoning off packages and offering their contents on online auction site eBay last summer, police said. In all, more than 100 went missing, and police estimated the total value at $23,700.


While the German post office noticed that packages frequently went missing on his round, it was unable to prove anything until a musician whose clarinet mouthpiece went missing in the mail blew the whistle.


After the package failed to arrive, he found an identical item on eBay — offered by the postman, from the western town of Gelsenkirchen. He bought it, but also informed police.


Police found the missing mouthpiece at the apartment of the postman's girlfriend and then searched his own apartment — turning up piles of missing packages.


The man confessed to stealing the mail and was released after questioning, police said.

oldshep

I have always wondered how many postal employees help themselves to our goodies - probably goes on all over the world as your post confirms. sigh,
Shep

hoolman

You wouldn't believe what goes on in the main facility of the Philadelphia Post office. A couple of years back we used to send empty packages to our other office on the other side of town just to see how many would be opened or not show up. It was amazing. Well over 70% were opened and just under about 15% wouldn't show up

ccrdragon

There was a local radio show here in Dallas that was doing a promo thru the mail - most of the winners in the contest came from a small town just north of Dallas. Seems someone at the post office diverted a large percentage of the flyers to his family and friends in that small town. The radio station had to cancel the existing contest, negate all of the winnings and restart the contest. I think the postal worker is still in jail (as are several of his family members on the conspiracy charges).

Placid

Its a job perk.