Former Postal Worker in Louisiana Pleads Guilty to Stealing Mail and Now Faces Prison Time and a Fine

New Orleans, Louisiana - Keishan Wilson, age 38, has pleaded guilty to stealing items from the mail she was entrusted to deliver as a postal worker in New Orleans. The sentencing date is set for 2 March 2023. The maximum penalties for the offense are five years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000 or the greater of twice the gross gain to the criminal or twice the gross loss to the victim, up to three years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment charge.

U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, that Keishan Wilson, age 38, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on December 8, 2022, before the Honorable Elon E. Fallon, U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of Louisiana, to stealing items from the mail she was entrusted to deliver as a postal worker. The sentencing date is set for 2 March 2023.

According to court filings, Keishan Wilson was a mail processor for the United States Postal Service in New Orleans when she was caught stealing from the mail she was supposed to handle.

The maximum penalties for the offense are five years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000 or the greater of twice the gross gain to the criminal or twice the gross loss to the victim, up to three years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment charge.

U.S. Attorney Evans commended the Office of the Inspector General of the United States Postal Service for its investigation into this incident. The prosecution is overseen by Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard R. Pickens II.