Jan
25
2023
Issuing Office: Department of Justice | New Orleans LA
Category: General Crimes
Former Postal Worker Sentenced for Obstruction of Mail
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – KEVIN HART, age 31, of Marrero, Louisiana, was sentenced to a $100.00 fine and a $10.00 mandatory special assessment fee.
According to court documents, HART was employed by the United States Postal Service as a City Carrier Associate. On or about July 1, 2021, HART knowingly and willfully did obstruct and retard the passage of the mail in that he unlawfully secreted, destroyed, detained, and delayed approximately 236 pieces of mail that were recovered from a dumpster in Metairie.
This case was investigated by special agents from the U.S. Postal Service, Office of Inspector General (“USPS-OIG”). The prosecution of this case is being handled by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Rachal Cassagne and David Berman.