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New Orleans Ex-Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Mail Theft, Faces Potential 5-Year Sentence

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Published on January 31, 2025
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Sonia Miller, a 54-year-old former U.S. Postal Service employee from New Orleans, pleaded guilty on January 16, to stealing several mail parcels. The theft occurred on March 14, 2023, while she was working for the Postal Service, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Miller faces up to five years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and five years of supervised release. She must also pay a $100 special assessment fee. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana announced this on Thursday. The U.S. Postal Service Office of the Inspector General led the investigation.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary Katherine Kaufman is prosecuting a case involving a U.S. Postal Service Office security breach. Public Information Officer Shane M. Jones emphasized the Justice Department’s commitment to transparency. Sentencing for the offender, Miller, is pending and will be made public upon adjudication, as stated by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.