Rochester, N.Y. — A former mail carrier avoided prison time after pleading guilty to stealing mail.
Marlene Cruz can be seen in this photo, dated Feb. 28, 2022, opening an envelope with cash inside the mail truck she was operating. Marlene Cruz , 40, of Rochester ,to theft of mail matter by officer or employee. Prosecutors announced Friday she was sentenced to two years of probation.
Investigators said Cruz, who worked as a full-time mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, routinely opened envelopes and parcels between January 2022 and November 2023 — removing items including ticket stubs, documents, cash, lottery tickets and gift cards on dozens of occasions.Cruz's arrest, at the end of her shift Nov. 2, followed a series of "mail integrity tests" that began last May.
The investigation followed a series of complaints from individuals who said their mail had been been tampered with in late 2021.
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