29-Year-Old Former Postal Employee in Louisiana Indicted for Allegedly Delaying and Stealing the Contents of U.S. Mail

29-Year-Old Former Postal Employee in Louisiana Indicted for Allegedly Delaying and Stealing the Contents of U.S. Mail
New Orleans, Louisiana – A 29-year-old former postal employee in Louisiana has been indicted for allegedly delaying and stealing U.S. mail.
On April 4, 2023, U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Dazmon Dyer, age 29, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana was indicted on March 31, 2023, by a federal grand jury for unlawful delay of U.S. Mail matter by a postal employee, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1703(a) and theft of U.S. Mail matter by a postal employee, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1709.
According to the two-count indictment, Dyer unlawfully secreted, held, and stole the contents of U.S. mail entrusted to him as a postal employee between June 17, 2022, and July 17, 2022. Dyer faces a potential penalty of 5 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, up to 3 years of supervised release, and a mandatory $100 special assessment charge on each offense.
U.S. Attorney Evans emphasized that the indictment is only a charge and that the defendant’s guilt must be established beyond a reasonable doubt.
The Office of the Inspector General of the United States Postal Service examined the case. The prosecution is being handled by Assistant United States Attorney Troy L. Bell of the General Crimes Unit.
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