Postal carrier sentenced to two years in prison for stealing mail

NORFOLK, Va. – A Hampton woman was sentenced yesterday to two years in prison for mail theft.

According to court documents, Kiesha L. Brown, 32, worked for the U.S. Postal Service as a city carrier assistant at the LC Page Post Office in Norfolk. Beginning in June 2023, the U.S. Postal Service, Office of Inspector General (OIG) began receiving complaints regarding mail theft and check fraud from customers utilizing the LC Page Postal Station.

In June 2023, a victim whose business was on Brown’s delivery route reported that 16 checks had been stolen from the mail. The victim reported that one check in the amount of $146.64 did not reach the intended recipient, but was altered and deposited in a bank account in the amount of $4,890.02. Numerous customers on Brown’s postal route complained of similar frauds occurring with checks they had mailed through the LC Page Post Office.

Brown was observed in her postal vehicle using drugs and rummaging through and stealing mail. Brown provided mail to an accomplice in exchange for cash to support her daughter and her drug habit. Investigators identified 37 people victimized by Brown. Brown’s theft caused an intended loss of approximately $245,000 and an actual loss of $155,297.91.

In addition to her term of imprisonment, the Court ordered that Brown is to pay restitution in the total amount of $155,297.91.

Erik S. Siebert, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Kathleen Woodson, Special Agent in Charge of the Mid Atlantic Area Field Office for the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General, made the announcement after sentencing by Senior U.S. District Judge Raymond A. Jackson.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph L. Kosky prosecuted the case.

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Related court documents and information are located on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACER by searching for Case No. 2:24-cr-117.