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Florida Postal Worker Accused of Dumping 1,000 Pieces of Mail He allegedly dumped more than 1,000 pieces of mail in a wooded lot in Orlando, including over 400 pieces of political mail and at least one election ballot. By Tom Ozimek 10/25/2024Updated:10/25/2024 A Florida postal worker has been accused of dumping more than 1,000 pieces of mail in a wooded lot in Orlando, including over 400 pieces of political mail and at least one election ballot. Ottis Nicole McCoy Jr., who was employed by a private contractor to deliver mail for the U.S. Postal Service, has been charged with stealing and discarding mail in violation of federal law, according to a criminal complaint filed on Oct. 25 in the Middle District of Florida. An affidavit attached to the complaint indicates that a manager at Cummings Contract Delivery Service Corp., the company that had hired McCoy as a part-time employee to deliver U.S. mail to a postal route in the Alafaya Woods area of Orlando, became suspicious when McCoy finished his route earlier than expected despite having a “very large” quantity of mail to deliver. Data from a GPS tracking device connected to the vehicle McCoy was driving indicated that McCoy had deviated from the route, prompting the manager to investigate and find pieces of mail discarded in a wooded lot. “Inspectors collected the U.S. Mail and discovered more than 1,000 pieces of U.S. Mail, including more than 400 pieces of political mail and one election ballot,” the affidavit reads. The affiant, Inspector Charles Johnsten of the United States Postal Inspection Service, wrote that he spoke to a neighborhood homeowner, who provided him with surveillance footage that provided further proof in support of the allegations. Johnsten wrote that the video shows McCoy “throwing large quantities of U.S. Mail into the wooded lot.” If convicted, McCoy could face up to five years in prison under 18 U.S.C. § 1708, which prohibits stealing mail or otherwise diverting it from its original or intended place. A request for comment on the allegations sent to McCoy’s listed attorney was not immediately returned. Michael Martel, a spokesperson for the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, told The Epoch Times in an emailed statement that, as a matter of policy, the agency cannot comment on ongoing investigations. Martel said that the Postal Inspection Service, as the law enforcement and security arm of the U.S. Postal Service, deploys various fraud detection and loss prevention strategies to protect the integrity of the mail system, particularly during the election season. “Postal Inspectors will continue to actively identify attempts to compromise the mail system our Nation is depending on during this critical time,” Martel said, adding that the Inspection Service will be working closely with state, local, and federal law enforcement partners to respond to and investigate any mail-related election crimes. https://www.theepochtimes.com/...aPWpP0KzNNvIGHRtg%3D _________________________ | ||
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His Royal Hiney |
Put him in for the 5 years. I'm surprised there was video involved. From the van? "It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946. | |||
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According to the article, the video footage was from a homeowner in the neighborhood. Likely from their security cameras, or video doorbell, or similar. "The affiant, Inspector Charles Johnsten of the United States Postal Inspection Service, wrote that he spoke to a neighborhood homeowner, who provided him with surveillance footage that provided further proof in support of the allegations." | |||
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Staring back from the abyss |
They should give him a raise. ________________________________________________________ "Great danger lies in the notion that we can reason with evil." Doug Patton. | |||
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Drill Here, Drill Now |
My buddy's BIL got fired by the USPS for taking junk mail to a nearby dumpster and only delivering real mail. He was lucky he didn't end up in jail. I thought USPS missed an opportunity as I'd pay for that service Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. | |||
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Of course. Add to that the Democrat thugs destroying ballots in Pennsylvania. You guys thought 2020 was rigged.... this election will make that one look legitimate. | |||
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Step by step walk the thousand mile road |
Then a sudden drop, with a fast stop. Nice is overrated "It's every freedom-loving individual's duty to lie to the government." Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018 | |||
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I posted the article with a pic at the local post office. It did not last long on their billboard. | |||
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Imagination and focus become reality |
Really? They have a billboard where customers can post stuff? I'm sure they don't allow any of that kind of stuff, and they shouldn't. | |||
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Imagination and focus become reality |
You can get away with a lot at the Post Office. Stealing and throwing away mail aren't two of them. | |||
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Imagination and focus become reality |
Even worse......I saw that a mail carrier stabbed a lawn care professional to death in Florida. At least I assume it was a mail carrier. https://www.fox13news.com/news...abbing-fishhawk-hcso | |||
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I tend to agree with this. | |||
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Purveyor of Fine Avatars |
I don't know what to make of this "private contractor" bit. Maybe it's a regional thing but all of our carriers are actual USPS employees. "I'm yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet raised to an alarming extent by Hollywood and Madison Avenue, poised with my cynical and alienated peers to take over the world when you're old and weak!" - Calvin, "Calvin & Hobbes" | |||
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Can't see the photo in the linked article because paywall. הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים | |||
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My mail carrier is a contractor. Often, my USPS notification email shows multiple pieces of mail to be delivered. When I check the box, its empty. I believe that of a 6 day delivery week, an actual delivery takes place only about 4 days. End of Earth: 2 Miles Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles | |||
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always with a hat or sunscreen |
Mine is a contractor too and the a$$hole regularly puts our mail in someone else's mail box. Certifiable member of the gun toting, septuagenarian, bucket list workin', crazed retiree, bald is beautiful club! USN (RET), COTEP #192 | |||
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These dumping stories sound familiar. This is not the first time, is it? Is this a thing now? How do you know it's a contractor or not? Usually my USPS service is good. But there seem to be periods where packages (not mail) will be delivered to the wrong house. And consistently the same wrong house (and not even common street name, let alone number). Perhaps some issue w/ some automated system? "Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it." L.Tolstoy "A government is just a body of people, usually, notably, ungoverned." Shepherd Book | |||
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Did I read the news article correctly? The USPS is now using contractors to distribute the mail vice USPS employees? Is that why I no longer see postal delivery people in any type of uniform, just normal civilian clothes? When did this transition happen? This would certainly explain the decline in mail service in my area. | |||
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The USPS is not a reliable, secure chain of custody for mail-in ballots. Period. There is also a clear conflict of interest as government workers. They, and their contractors, have repeatedly been caught red handed mishandling ballots, to put it nicely. No one respects investigations when a government agency inspects or investigates itself. That is another conflict of interest. The media will not cover it. ______________________________________________________________ Common sense is no longer simply uncommon. It is rare these days. | |||
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