Biddeford Man Sentenced to Probation for Mail Destruction

Contact: Halsey B. Frank
Assistant United States Attorney
Tel: (207) 780-3257

Portland, Maine:  United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Jason A. McIntyre, 41, of Biddeford, Maine was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court by Judge Nancy Torresen to one year of probation for destruction of mail.  He was also fined $500. McIntyre pleaded guilty on June 16, 2015.

According to court documents, in September 2013, the United States Postal Service (USPS) hired McIntyre to be an Assistant City Letter Carrier working out of the Saco Annex in Saco, Maine.  On November 19th, 21st, 23rd and 25th, 2013, instead of delivering all of the mail on his route, McIntyre threw 576 pieces of mail addressed to 115 addresses into the trash at the Saco Valley Shopping Center where it was discovered by a maintenance man. When confronted, McIntyre admitted to throwing out the mail to avoid having to bring it back to the Annex and face management. 
     
In pronouncing sentence, Judge Torresen observed that McIntyre made a poor decision that caused a lot of inconvenience and could have been worse being that the mail sometimes contains irreplaceable items. 
     
The investigation was conducted by the USPS’s Office of Inspector General.