NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 24: A USPS logo is seen on a mailbox on February 24, 2021, in New York City. The U.S Postal Service awarded a 10-year multi-billion dollar contract to Wisconsin-based Oshkosh Defense to replace its vehicles. (Photo by Jo KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A former mail carrier has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly 100 sports trading cards from the mail worth nearly $40,000.The U.S.
Attorney’s Office for Western District of Missouri said 26-year-old Paul Robinson of Richmond, Missouri, admitted to one count of mail theft in federal court last week.
He waived his right to a grand jury. He faces up to five years in federal prison without parole. Robinson said he stole 94 sports trading cards, valued at approximately $39,994 and other items from the mail between April and June 2021.
Prosecutors said Robinson worked for the U.S. Postal Service from 2018 and 2021. He was assigned to Barry Woods Annex in Kansas City.RELATED: Montgomery County residents claim checks were stolen from USPS mailboxesAccording to court documents, in June 2021, a customer reported that he had mailed a Kevin Durant sports trading card valued at $1,925 to a customer in Kansas City but the card never arrived.