Providence Postal Worker Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Steal Mail

PROVIDENCE, RI — An employee of the U.S. Postal Service pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal mail as part of a mail theft ring at the U.S. Mail Processing and Distribution Center in Providence, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

Darren Camacho, 33, pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to steal mail and theft of U.S. Mail by a postal employee, according to a media release from the U.S. Attorney's Office.

"Camacho admitted that multiple times a week between March 1, 2023, and June 26, 2023, he and his co-conspirators sorted through the mail and pulled out brightly colored envelopes, concealed them in backpacks, and snuck them out of the facility," the release said. "Meeting at a designated location after work, Camacho and his co-conspirators opened the stolen mail and pulled out cash, gift cards, and checks."

Camacho gave away some of the stolen gift cards and used others to make purchases at various stores in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, according to the release.

"On June 28, 2023, law enforcement recovered 55 stolen gift cards from the residence of a relative of Camacho," the release said.

Camacho's sentencing was set for Nov. 13.

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