U.S. Department
of Justice
Press Release
Former Postal Employee Sentenced for Stealing U.S. Mail Contents
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – SONIA MILLER (“MILLER’), age 54, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on April 24, 2025, by United States District Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown, after previously pleading guilty to theft of U.S. mail matter by a postal employee, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1709(a).
MILLER was sentenced to three (3) years of probation. Judge Brown also ordered that MILLER pay a $100 mandatory special assessment fee.
According to court documents, on or about March 14, 2023, MILLER unlawfully removed the contents of several parcels of mail entrusted to her as a postal employee.
Acting U.S. Attorney Simpson praised the work of the United States Postal Service, Office of the Inspector General. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Mary Katherine Kaufman of the General Crimes Unit.
Contact
Shane M. Jones
Public Information Officer
United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
United States Department of Justice
Updated May 5, 2025
Topic
Public Corruption
Component