A postman accused of stealing 15,000 pieces of mail from Macomb County

A US postal worker is charged with stealing mail in Macomb County after the discovery of nearly 15,000 mail items at his Clinton Township home last month.

Tiara Vann, 30, admitted to having held the mail since September 2018, according to Federal Court documents filed with the US District Court in the Eastern District of Michigan.

Vann, an urban transport assistant at Warren Post, has resigned, said Elizabeth Najduch, spokesperson for the USPS Detroit Metro.

According to court records, investigators were notified after the call of an exterminator at Vann's home and saw a large pile of mail. Further investigation by Special Agents of the Office of the Inspector General of the USPS revealed that a first class courier belonged to a resident of Block 1300 Hendricks Avenue. This site was part of an itinerary attributed to Vann on December 7, 2018.

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"The vast majority of US postal service personnel are dedicated public servants who work tirelessly to deliver mail to their proper destination and who would never consider engaging in criminal behavior," said Jeff Arney. information officer of the Office of the Inspector General of the USPS. .

"This type of alleged behavior within the postal service is not tolerated and when a postal worker betrays the trust of the American people, the special agents of the United States Postal Service, the office of the 39 Inspector General, are vigorously investigating these issues, as we have done in the present case and working with local, provincial and federal prosecutors to hold accountable employees who violate the public trust. "

The US District Attorney's Office in Michigan could not be reached for comment.

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