A Cincinnati man has entered a guilty plea for his role in a scheme targeting United States Postal Service collection boxes. The Southern District of Ohio. DuJuane L. Samuels, age 25, acknowledged his involvement in mail theft before a federal court, resulting in a plea deal that suggests a sentence of 48 months behind bars, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
The events leading to the conviction began in the early hours of March 11 when Samuels used an unlawfully obtained postal key to access mailbox contents along Cornell Road in Cincinnati. Meanwhile, the United States Postal Inspection Service was tracking a GPS device hidden among the stolen mail, eventually guiding law enforcement to Samuels' home on Republic Avenue. Upon a thorough investigation by authorities, evidence including a stolen USPS arrow key, numerous checks with proof of theft, and a firearm was recovered, according to court documents.
Samuels, handed down an indictment on March 25, now awaits his sentencing by Senior U.S. District Judge Timothy S. Black. The announcement was made by Kenneth L. Parker, the U.S. Attorney and Lesley Allison, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service's Pittsburgh Division, the case is being led in court by Assistant United States Attorney Timothy S. Mangan.
