Mandeville Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Stealing Gift Cards from the Mail

U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that JOHNNY BAHAM, age 53, of Mandeville, entered a plea of guilty today to stealing the United States mail.

According to the court documents, BAHAM was employed as a contract letter carrier in Mandeville.  A federal investigation revealed that in December 2014, BAHAM stole first class mail containing two $75.00 Master Card gift cards from his mail route.

BAHAM faces a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment, followed by up to three years of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine.  U.S. District Judge Helen G. Berrigan set sentencing for December 2, 2015.

U.S. Attorney Polite praised the work of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Office of Inspector General in investigating this matter.  Fraud Unit Chief, Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian M. Klebba is in charge of the prosecution.