Boone County Man Sentenced for Mail Theft

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Cody Allen Dalton, 31, of Madison, was sentenced today to four years of federal probation, including six months on home detention, and ordered to pay $1,972 in restitution for mail theft.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on December 1, 2020, Dalton stole a black and white striped sports referee jersey from a post office parcel locker at the Madison Post Office.

Dalton admitted to law enforcement officers that he stole mail including packages, bank statements and deposit slips on multiple occasions from post office boxes at the Madison Post Office from December 2020 to March 2021. Dalton told officers he exchanged the mail items he stole for drugs or money. Dalton also told officers that he conspired with others who stole mail, and allowed these other thieves to use his name to alter stolen checks and name him as their payee.

United States Attorney Will Thompson made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the United States Postal Inspection Service and the Madison Police Department.

United States District Judge Irene C. Berger imposed the sentence. Assistant United States Attorney Jonathan T. Storage prosecuted the case.

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. Related court documents and information can be found on PACER by searching for Case No. 2:23-cr-140.

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