A Franklin man who was a former postal worker has pled guilty to mail theft from a Louisiana post office.
United States Attorney Duane A. Evans, announced that 52-year-old Harold Saintes, Jr of Franklin, pled guilty as charged to a one count Bill of Information for Theft of Mail, before United States District Court.
According to the court, Saintes admitted to taking mis-sent parcels in the amount of $380.00 from the Loranger Post Office from September 1, 2019 through October 19, 2019. Loranger is located in Tangipahoa Parish.
Sentencing is scheduled for January 4, 2022.
Saintes faces a maximum penalty of five (5) years imprisonment, followed by up to three (3) years of supervised release and a $250,000 fine. There is also a $100 mandatory special assessment cost due after conviction, a release states.
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