Alabama mail carrier sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing mail
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – A former U.S. Postal Service mail carrier in northern Alabama was sentenced to 18 months in prison by a federal judge on Friday.
Zachary Rashad Humphrey, 31, of Huntsville, also was sentenced to three years of supervised release, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama.
Humphrey pleaded guilty to receipt of stolen mail matter and theft of mail by a postal employee in November, WHNT-TV reported. Humphrey had been accused of stealing mail between March and April of 2022, according to the television station.
According to prosecutors, Humphrey stole checks from mail that were supposed to be delivered on his route and sold them to associates over the dark web. The checks totaled more than $40,000.
According to AL.com, the U.S. Secret Service and the Postal Service Office of Inspector General investigated the case. They were assisted by the Huntsville Police Department.
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“The defendant in this case took advantage of the public trust that had been bestowed upon him as a U.S. Postal Service employee,” U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Patrick M. Davis said in a statement. “The U.S. Secret Service stands firm with our federal law enforcement partners in bringing those to justice, who violate that public trust.”
