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Floridian Charged with Removing Mail from a U.S. Mail Authorized Depository in McMurray, PA

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Pennsylvania

PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pembroke Pines, Florida, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of theft of mail, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.

The one-count Indictment, returned on Feb. 19, named Cassio Orville Donald Slowden, 27, as the sole defendant.

According to the Indictment, on or about February 11, 2019, Slowden abstracted and removed mail from a United States mail authorized depository in McMurray, PA.

For Slowden’s offense, the law provides for a maximum total sentence of not more than five years in prison, a fine of $250,000 or both. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed would be based upon the seriousness of the offense and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.

Assistant United States Attorney David Lew is prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service and U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) conducted the investigation leading to the Indictment in this case.

An indictment is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Updated February 20, 2019