A former postal worker from Farmingdale, Maine, has pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing mail while employed at the Auburn Post Office. Shannon Littlefield, 29, admitted to taking cash and gift cards from greeting cards that were entrusted to her during her employment as a Service and Distribution Clerk.
According to court records, Littlefield worked at the Auburn Post Office from May 2016 through March 2025. Surveillance footage captured her on three occasions in March 2025 removing mail from bins and concealing it under her clothing. When questioned by investigators from the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General, Littlefield confessed to stealing mail for about eight months. She stated that she would open greeting cards and take any cash or gift cards inside.
Littlefield faces up to five years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and up to three years of supervised release. Sentencing will occur after the U.S. Probation Office completes a presentence investigative report. The final sentence will be determined by a federal district court judge based on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General.
