Posted on 05/13/2024 9:16:38 AM PDT by DFG
A postal carrier who federal prosecutors said was caught on camera stealing cash, lottery tickets, gift cards and other items from the mail in western New York has avoided a prison sentence.
After community members in Rochester complained to the U.S. Postal Service that “their mail had been tampered with,” surveillance cameras were installed in the employee’s delivery vehicles and recorded her from January 2022 to November 2023, according to court documents.
On 38 separate occasions, the mail carrier was seen rifling through nearly 90 pieces of mail she was meant to deliver along her route, court documents said.
After opening envelopes, prosecutors said she ripped them up, tossed them out of her vehicle, or resealed and delivered them.
During one shift, she stole cash from two envelopes, which she then ripped up, before putting the money into her wallet on Feb. 28, 2022, according to an affidavit. That same day, she opened two more envelopes, kept a lottery ticket found inside, and resealed both pieces of mail, the affidavit says.
Other items she stole from the mail included ticket stubs and documents, according to prosecutors.
In January, the 40-year-old Rochester woman pleaded guilty to theft of mail matter by an officer or employee, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York.
On May 10, a federal judge sentenced her to serve two years probation, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced in a news release. Prior to sentencing, she faced up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine, according to prosecutors.
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Probation! Aw, that must be tough on her! /s
I didn’t need to look.
But I did.
I was not surprised.....................
13whamtv.com——Rochester, N.Y. — A mail carrier is now awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to stealing mail over the course of nearly two years.
Investigators said Marlene Cruz, 40, of Rochester, who worked as a full-time mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, routinely opened envelopes and parcels between January 2022 and November 2023 — removing items including ticket stubs, documents, cash, lottery tickets and gift cards on dozens of occasions.
Cruz’s arrest, at the end of her shift Nov. 2, followed a series of “mail integrity tests” that began in May. Investigators placed greeting cards containing cash and gift cards in the mail she was to deliver. While executing a search warrant, they recovered a gift card from her personal duffle bag and detained her.
The investigation followed a series of complaints from individuals who said their mail had been been tampered with in late 2021.
Cruz pleaded guilty to theft of mail matter by officer or employee. The charge carries up five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Sentencing is scheduled for May 9.
When the mail stops being delivered on her route, they will find her delivery vehicle and her suicide note. There was an immediate increase in Republicans sending in their mail in ballots.
And we are supposed to trust this group for the security of mail in ballots!
Marlene Cruz, a postal carrier who federal prosecutors said was caught on a postal truck camera stealing cash, lottery tickets, gift cards and other valuable items from the mail in western New York has avoided a prison sentence......Cruz was let go scot free.
Cruz was committing hate crimes against US citizens everytime she stole from their mail.
Online: You can report a hate crime to the FBI online at: tips.FBI.gov.
Follow the instructions on the pop-ups and fill out the online form to report a hate crime.
By Phone: Call the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324).
You can also reach out to your local FBI field office. Find the phone number for the FBI field office closest to you at www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices.
The FBI may reach out to you for more information as they investigate.
👍
And then the billion dollar tax-financed USPS
<><>profusely apologized to her for the inconvenience,
<><>promoted her to the mail-in-ballot management sector,
<><>gave her a tax-paid bonus,
<><>and offered her several million dollars to help her recover from the trauma.
It would also be too easy for the Postal Service, if they actually cared, to send controlled online only gift cards through the mail to then track and arrest the thief after they use them online.
Online: You can report a hate crime to the FBI online at: tips.FBI.gov.
Bump forvreference.
Follow the instructions on the pop-ups and fill out the online form to report a hate crime.
By Phone: Call the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324).
You can also reach out to your local FBI field office. Find the phone number for the FBI field office closest to you at www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices.
The FBI may reach out to you for more information as they investigate.
Yep
Nice job. Thx.
“On 38 separate occasions, the mail carrier was seen rifling through nearly 90 pieces of mail she was meant to deliver along her route, court documents said.”
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Why did it take 38 times??? Why not once?
She has Black Race Privilege. So rules, standards, and laws that apply to others dont apply to her.
This is nationwide with USPS, especially with DEI.
Wait - she’s Amish?
They say never sand cash in the mail.
They know their employees well.
Oh, good - I needed another one for the collection!!
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