Federal authorities announced Tuesday several people have been arrested in connection with postal crimes, including assaults on postal workers, mail truck break-ins and mail theft.
OAKLAND â Northern California U.S. Ismail Ramsey and U.S. Postal Inspector in Charge Rafael Nunez announced the arrests of 10 suspects at a news conference in Oakland on Tuesday.'The penalties for these crimes can be sobering,' Ramsey said.Officials noted that each suspect is facing potential prison sentences of a decade or more. Ramsey said most of the cases involved the theft of postal keys that often grant access to large mailboxes and storage facilities.
of Antioch, is accused of two armed robberies targeting letter carriers, one in Antioch and one in San Francisco. Prosecutors said he also used mail keys to steal mail from U.S. Postal Service blue mailboxes.Bell was arrested in Antioch and was allegedly found with postal keys, stolen mail, a fraudulent USPS id with his picture, along with stolen and counterfeit checks. He faces up to 10 years in prison for possessing mail keys and 25 years for the armed robberies, according to prosecutors.
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