Postal worker sold bags ‘chock full’ of mail for $300, feds say. Now, he’s sentenced
A postal worker from Virginia has been accused of stealing mail from at least 10 people and selling it in trash bags.
Terell Taylor, 40, has pleaded guilty to mail theft as a U.S. Postal Service employee and has been sentenced to 20 months in prison, according to a July 12 news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Taylor’s attorney declined to comment to McClatchy News, citing local rules about speaking to the media. However, in a sentencing memorandum, the attorney noted, “Mr. Taylor has expressed extreme disappointment in his actions and regrets committing the offense.
