U.S. Department
of Justice
Press Release
Former Postal Employee Sentenced for Stealing Items from the Mail She Was Entrusted to Handle
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS –KEISHAN WILSON, age 38, of New Orleans, Louisiana was sentenced on March 16, 2023, by the Honorable Eldon E. Fallon, U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of Louisiana, for stealing items from the mail she was entrusted to handle as a postal employee, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
According to court documents, KEISHAN WILSON was employed by the United States Postal Service as a mail processor in New Orleans when she was apprehended stealing items from the mail that she was entrusted to handle. The defendant was sentenced to (5) five years of probation. She was also ordered to pay restitution and a mandatory special assessment fee of $100. The restitution hearing is set for June 8, 2023.
U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the United States Postal Service, Office of the Inspector General in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Richard R. Pickens, II of the Financial Crimes Unit is in charge of the prosecution.
Contact
Shane M. Jones
Public Information Officer
United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
United States Department of Justice
Updated March 17, 2023
Topic
Public Corruption
Component