Former Postal Worker in Louisiana Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced for Obstruction of Mail

Louisiana – On July 20, 2022, United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Sierra Hudson, age 35, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty to obstruction of mail in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1701 on July 15, 2022. Hudson was sentenced to five years’ probation, 100 hours of community service, a $1,000.00 fine, and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee by United States District Court Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle.

According to court documents, Hudson worked as a Letter Carrier for the United States Postal Service and was assigned to the Central Carrier Station in New Orleans, LA 70122. From May 2020 to July 2020, Hudson knowingly and willfully obstructed mail passage by illegally concealing, destroying, detaining, and delaying approximately 640 First Class postcards and 573 pieces of political mail recovered from a residential trash can. Hudson also illegally concealed, detained, and delayed approximately two First Class letters, 535 advertising flyers, and 20 nonprofit small parcels in her personal vehicle’s trunk.

Special agents from the United States Postal Service’s Office of Inspector General (“USPS-OIG”) investigated this case. Assistant United States Attorney Rachal Cassagne is in charge of the prosecution in this case.