Jersey City Postal Employee Admits To Stealing Phones From Mail

JERSEY CITY, NJ — A postal service employee from Jersey City admitted to stealing dozens of cell phones from mail that passed through a postal distribution center where he worked in Jersey City, according to the Department of Justice.

Kyle Terry, 36, of Jersey City, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to an information charging him with one count of theft of mail by a postal employee.

Terry worked at the U.S. Postal Service as a mail handle assistant at a national postal distribution center in Jersey City. From Nov. 1, 2017, to Jan. 28, 2018, Terry stole 39 cell phones having a total approximate value of $35,000 from mail that passed through that distribution center, according to the DOJ.

The theft of mail by a postal employee charge carries a maximum potential penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 17, 2022.