Three Western New York residents who held a female letter carrier against her will for two hours because they mistakenly believed she had stolen a package containing cocaine have pled guilty to kidnapping. The kidnappers are Mark Rogers, 38, Joseph Way, aka Gus, 36, and Tashara Levans, 37, all of Rochester, New York. The incident occurred in November 2019 in the City of Rochester.
A man who stole a van from Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City and burglarized a post office in Connecticut has pleaded guilty to burglary of a U.S. Post Office and interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut.
Leon Clinedinst, 37, pleaded guilty in federal court in Bridgeport, Connecticut on September 3, 2020. He is facing a sentence of up to 15 years in prison.
A letter carrier who allegedly stole gift cards from the mail has been indicted for mail theft, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York.
Thomas J. Joslin, 57, of North Syracuse, was a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service from at least 2015 to 2019.
A postal worker who admitted to stealing valuable items from the mail and selling them for cash at pawn shops has been sentenced to time served, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York.
John R. Elbayeh, 44, of Albany, NY worked as a mail processing clerk at the U.S. Postal Service Processing and Distribution Center in Albany for 6 years. According to court records, Elbayeh was targeted for surveillance because of allegations that he was stealing mail.
Three people who allegedly kidnapped a mail carrier they believed stole a package containing drugs have been indicted for kidnapping, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
The alleged kidnappers are Mark Rogers, 36, Joseph Way, aka Gus, 34, and Tashara Levans, 35, all of Rochester, New York. The incident occurred in the City of Rochester on Saturday, November 16, 2019. Kidnapping carries a sentence of up to life in prison.