Former Postal Worker in Louisiana Pleads Guilty to Mail Theft, Faces Prison time and A Fine
Former Postal Worker in Louisiana Pleads Guilty to Mail Theft, Faces Prison time and A Fine
New Orleans, Louisiana – On august 26, 2022, U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Joshua Adams, age 30, from Slidell, Louisiana, pled guilty on August 24, 2022, after being charged in a one-count bill of information with Mail Theft, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1708.
According to the bill of information, Adams was charged with stealing an Express Mail Package from the North Kenner Postal Station on December 31, 2020. Adams admitted in open court to stealing the item from a locked steel cage in the post office and concealing it under his shirt as he fled the building to the parking lot.
Adams faces up to five years in prison, a $250,000 fine, restitution, three (3) years of supervised release, and a mandatory special assessment cost of $100. The sentencing date has been set for November 30, 2022, before United States District Judge Lance Africk.
U.S. Attorney Evans applauded the investigation conducted by the US Postal Service’s Office of Inspector General. Assistant United States Attorney Carter K.D. Guice Jr. is in charge of the case.
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