SAN JOSE, California — A San Jose man has been sentenced to 129 months in federal prison for robbing and assaulting a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier.
Robert Cordova, also known as Robert Cordona, age 51, of San Jose, was indicted by a federal grand jury on January 23, 2025, on charges of federal robbery and assault. He pleaded guilty to both counts on March 31, 2026. According to the plea agreement, Cordova admitted to entering a United States Postal Service (USPS) mail truck with the intent to steal mail. When a USPS letter carrier confronted him, Cordova punched the carrier in the face, knocking him to the ground, and continued to assault him, according to court documents.
The letter carrier sustained severe injuries, including a broken nose and a fractured orbital socket, requiring a permanent metal plate in his face. U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman determined that Cordova qualified as a career offender under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines…