Former USPS Employee In CT Charged With Stealing Cash, Gift Cards

A mail carrier in Connecticut is facing federal charges for allegedly stealing cash and gift cards she was tasked with delivering.

A former mail carrier in Connecticut is facing charges for stealing 125 pieces of mail.
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Zak Failla

07/23/2020 10:22 a.m.

West Haven resident Elizabeth Urbani, 42, has been charged with theft of mail by a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee for stealing more than 100 pieces of mail.

U.S. Attorney John Durham said that Urbani had been employed by the USPS since 2015, and most recently was a mail carrier assigned to the New Haven Post Office.

In December last year, some USPS customers along Urbani’s mail route submitted complaints that their mail was missing or had been stolen.

Durham said the subsequent investigation revealed that, in January and February this year, Urbani opened approximately 125 pieces of mail and stole cash and gift cards that were in the envelopes.

Urbani has since resigned from the USPS and is currently released on a $50,000 bond. If convicted, Urbani faces up to five years in prison.

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