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Rochester Postal Worker Charged with Stealing Smartphones
A shocking case of theft has come to light in Rochester, New York, as a former postal employee has been arrested and charged with stealing smartphones from the mail.
Bobby Bullard, Jr., 35, of Rochester, NY, was arrested and charged in a criminal complaint with theft by a government employee, a charge that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000.
According to the complaint, Bullard, who used to work as a Mail Handler Associate at the U.S. Mail Processing and Distribution Center in Rochester, was seen rifling through packages that he was supposed to be sorting. Special Agents from the Postal Service’s Office of Inspector General conducted surveillance on three separate occasions and recorded Bullard taking packages containing smart phones off the sorting conveyor belt.
Agents watched as the defendant covertly opened the packages, removed the smart phones inside, put them in his pocket, and then threw the empty packaging materials away. Agents recovered several cell phones from Bullard at the time of contact and also recovered the discarded packages.
Bullard is no longer a Postal Service employee. The investigation was conducted by Special Agents of the United States Postal Service, Office of Inspector General, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Monica Weyler.
Bullard made an initial appearance today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Marian W. Payson and was released to the Irondequoit Police Department to answer outstanding traffic warrants. The defendant will return to Federal Court on March 21, 2017, at 9:00 a.m.
The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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