Maryland Postal Clerk Stole More than $600,000 in Stamps That Were Sold on eBay
By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com
WASHINGTON — It’s part of human nature to want to make a difference.
Marvin Foster made a difference.
The 55-year-old Foster contributed to the U.S. Postal Service’s astronomical losses, which are expected to reach $7 billion in fiscal 2009.
Foster, a window clerk at the Elkridge, Md. post office, stole more than $682,000 in stamps from June 2008 to March 2009, authorities charged. The stamps were then sold on eBay by a man named Kyle Mathias, who has also been charged in the case.
On Thursday, Foster, now a former postal employee, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Baltimore to conspiracy to steal from the U.S. Postal Service. He faces up to five years in prison at sentencing, which is set for Nov. 13 before U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake.
Authorities charged that Foster stole “bricks” consisting of 2,000 stamps valued at $840, and “coils” consisting of 100 stamps valued at $42.
A criminal complaint that includes an affidavit by U.S. Postal Inspectors, says covert cameras caught Foster entering the stamp stock room at various times after midnight.
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Posted: August 13th, 2009 under News Story.
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