ATLANTA — Melissa McAfee, a former U.S. Postal Service mail carrier, was recently sentenced to federal prison for stealing mail containing checks and gift cards worth more than $1 million.
“Mail carriers are entrusted with the responsibility of handling citizens’ valuable and personal communications, but McAfee abused that trust by stealing more than 200 checks and gift cards,” said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. “My office works closely with our federal partners to aggressively prosecute any federal employee who misuses public office for private gain.”
According to U.S. Attorney Hertzberg, the charges, and other information presented in court:…