FL Postal Worker Gets Time Behind Bars For Stealing Checks From Mail

SARASOTA, FL — A former U.S. Postal Service employee will spend time behind bars after stealing checks from the mail, according to a news release from State Attorney Ed Brodsky’s office.

Anabel Ossombi was sentenced to seven years by the Department of Corrections followed by 38 years of probation for theft of multiple checks stolen while she worked for the USPS.

Ossombi was also ordered to pay restitution of more than $64,000.

She worked at the USPS as a mail sorter starting in May 2022 at three different locations, the state attorney’s office said.

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Upon further investigation, it was discovered that Ossombi had deposited a number of checks into her personal account that were not made payable to her, Brodsky said.

“President Woodrow Wilson once described the importance of the mail and the Postal Service. As servants of the people, they are entrusted with our most personal information. Ms. Ossombi stood in a position of trust as a mail sorter and violated the most fundamental rule of being an employee at the U.S. Postal Service — ‘Don’t steal the mail,’” according to a statement from Brodsky’s office.

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