Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Postal worker admits he burned 20 tubs of mail
A postal worker in Louisiana pleaded guilty this week in federal court for destroying mail.
Mark Wayne Thompson, 50 of Pitkin in Vernon Parish pleaded guilty to one count of use of delay or destruction of mail by a postal employee.
He is a former U.S. Postal Service employee who had a rural route in Elmer in Rapides Parish.
Thompson admitted that, instead of delivering the mail, he took it home from Dec. 1, 2016, until May 1, 2017, and burned it. He estimated he burned 20 tubs of mail.
Read more: http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2018/01/12/postal-worker-admits-he-burned-mail-20-tubs/1029335001/
