U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that ANGELA MITCHELL, age 40, of Mandeville, pled guilty to Theft of Mail.
According to court records, as a result of a complaint from the Postmaster of the Mandeville Post Office, the Office of Inspector General for the United States Postal Service (“Postal OIG") initiated an investigation into MITCHELL, an employee of the Postal Service assigned to the Mandeville Post Office. It was determined that MITCHELL had stolen a credit card from a post office box and used the stolen card on three occasions without authorization, resulting in approximately $460 in fraudulent charges.
MITCHELL faces a maximum penalty of five years of imprisonment, followed by up to three years of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine. U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan set sentencing for March 23, 2016.
U.S. Attorney Polite praised the work of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Office of Inspector General. Fraud Unit Chief, Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian M. Klebba is in charge of the prosecution.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
