Eric Michael Robinson, a resident of Buffalo, New York, has admitted to his involvement in a mail theft conspiracy. U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. received Robinson's guilty plea on charges of conspiracy to commit mail theft, a crime that can lead to a maximum of five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
Franz M. Wright, the Assistant U.S. Attorney responsible for the case, disclosed the details of the conspiracy, which took place in October 2024. Robinson, along with his co-defendants Lamor Runell Bolden and Antonio Jones, Jr., targeted mail receptacles in Cheektowaga, New York. The defendants also had in their possession a key used to unlock authorized mail receptacles.
According to Wright, on October 2, 2024, Robinson drove Bolden and Jones to a mail facility in the Cheektowaga area, where Robinson remained in the vehicle as a lookout while the others got out. Jones used a stolen key to open mailboxes and seize their contents before returning to the car with Bolden. They were subsequently stopped by law enforcement, who discovered both opened and unopened pieces of mail inside the vehicle. Robinson conceded that this method was employed on multiple occasions in various locations across the Western District of New York.
Although Robinson has pleaded guilty, charges against Bolden and Jones are still pending.
The investigation into the mail theft was conducted by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, under the supervision of Special Agent-in-Charge Ketty Larco-Ward of the Boston Division, and the Cheektowaga Police Department led by Chief Brian Coons.
Robinson's sentencing is set for August 7, 2025, in front of Judge Sinatra.
