United States Attorney's Office District of Connecticut
Press Release

EASTFORD POSTAL WORKER WHO ILLEGALLY OPENED MAIL IS SENTENCED

Kevin J. O'Connor, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that NORMAN MORAN III, age 33, of 8 Vecchia Street, Webster, Massachusetts, was sentenced today by United States Magistrate Judge Donna F. Martinez in Hartford to three years of probation and ordered to pay a fine of $300 following his conviction for opening mail without authority. MORAN pleaded guilty to a one-count Information on February 11, 2004.

According to documents filed in court and statements at the court hearing, between November 2002 and May 2003, MORAN, while employed as a Contract Employee for Highway Contract Route H001 for the United States Postal Service, in Eastford, Connecticut, opened, without authority, approximately 20 greeting cards from the United States mail and retained the enclosed cash for himself. MORAN additionally failed to deliver approximately 10 bulk business mailings for the entire Contract Route H001 in Eastford, Connecticut.

"Mr. Moran showed significant remorse at today's hearing," U.S. Attorney O'Connor stated. "However, it's important for the public to trust the U.S. mail. Postal employees who violate this trust will be prosecuted."

The case was investigated by inspectors from the United States Postal Service and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Deborah R. Slater.

CONTACT:

U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Tom Carson
(203) 821-3722
thomas.carson@usdoj.gov