Postman in New York accused of hiding letters and bulletins: he faces up to 5 years in prison

Customs officials found many undelivered letters, including three absentee ballots, in the trunk of a New York postman's car. This happened during a routine inspection of the machines. About the punishment for this, the newspaper writes NBC New York.

Customs officials found more than 800 pieces of undelivered mail, including several absentee ballots, in the trunk of a U.S. Postal Service worker in western New York. This was announced by the authorities on Thursday, November 5.

Buffalo postman Brandon Wilson, 27, has been charged with one count of delaying or destroying mail, according to a criminal lawsuit filed by Brendan Boone, a special agent for the Office of the Inspector General of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Wilson was driving into Buffalo from Canada on Tuesday when Customs and Border Protection officers "as part of a standard CBP sweep" asked him to open the trunk of his 2016 Chevrolet Impala.

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There they found 813 mailings, including three absentee ballots, which never made it to their destination.

The missing mail bore postmarks between September 16 and October 26. "Wilson told CBP that he was going to deliver the mail and forgot to return it to the post office," the lawsuit says. "Wilson denied knowing about the three ballots found in the mail he found."

In a September 25 Facebook post that was later deleted, Wilson claimed that he did not deliver the mail to one woman's home because her dog was not tied. He wrote that when he was delivering the mail, the woman asked if the postman had a letter for her. “I was holding a letter in my hand for her, but since her dog was not tied, I said no,” the message says.

If convicted, Wilson faces up to 5 years in prison and a $ 250 fine, authorities say.

Wilson himself did not respond to a phone message requesting comment.

Representatives from the USPS and the National Postal Carriers Association declined to discuss the matter. “The agency is committed to not only ensuring the integrity of the letters, but also the rights of individuals to vote in free and fair elections,” said US Attorney James Kennedy on Thursday, November 5. "The criminal behavior of which the suspect is allegedly accused has undermined both of these interests."