A former postal employee from Gretna, Louisiana, has pleaded guilty to charges of delaying and stealing mail, including checks. Randy Brown, Jr., 31, admitted the crimes as a part of a four-count indictment charged against him on December 4, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Between July and early October 2022, Brown, while working as a postal employee, committed acts of mail delay and theft. He illicitly hid, kept, and postponed mail that was under his care. Having been entrusted with the U.S. mail on multiple occurrences in late September and early October of the same year, he stole checks from the mail.
Brown's unlawful actions have landed him faced with the possibility of a maximum sentence of 5 years for each count, alongside fines up to $250,000, and the potential for up to three years of supervised release after imprisonment. Additionally, there's the matter of a $100 mandatory special assessment fee he is required to pay for each count he's guilty of.
The investigation was conducted by the United States Postal Service, Office of the Inspector General. Assistant United States Attorney Troy L. Bell of the Violent Crimes Unit, on assignment with Brown's prosecution is leading the charge.
