(WNY News Now) – A Buffalo man has pleaded guilty in federal court to participating in a mail theft scheme that targeted collection boxes across Western New York.
BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Tuesday that Lamor Runell Bolden, 27, of Buffalo, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail theft, a federal offense punishable by up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Franz M. Wright, Bolden conspired with Eric Michael Robinson and Antonio Jones, Jr. to steal mail from blue collection mailboxes in Cheektowaga. The incident occurred during the early morning hours of October 2, 2024, when the trio traveled to a mail facility using a stolen key that allowed access to authorized U.S. Postal Service mail receptacles…