Former USPS Employee Pleads Guilty for Stealing the Contents of U.S. Mail

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA –TOI SMITH, age 26, a resident of New Orleans, pled guilty on January 30, 2024 to theft of mail by a postal employee, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1709, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.  SMITH’S sentencing is set for May 14, 2024.

SMITH faces up to five years imprisonment, up to a $250,000 fine, up to 3 years of supervised release, and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee.  On or about July 2022, SMITH stole first class letters entrusted to her as a postal carrier and removed credit cards contained in the mail. 

The case was investigated by the United States Postal Service, Office of the Inspector General. Assistant United States Attorney Mary Katherine Kaufman of the General Crimes Unit is in charge of the prosecution.