Syracuse, NY -- A Syracuse postal worker was handcuffed and confronted after being seen on surveillance camera stuffing mail down his pants, according to a criminal complaint.
Jason M. Powell removed the mail from his pants while in custody and admitted hiding it so he could open it later and steal its contents, according to Special Agent Sean Perkins, of the U.S. Post Office Inspector General’s Office.
The investigation began after a Syracuse resident complained to the post office in October 2020 that his mail had been opened and was missing a gift card, Perkins wrote in an affidavit. That mail was traced back to the Syracuse Processing and Distribution Center during a time Powell was working.