The postal worker stole mail containing credit cards from customers on her route and racked up nearly $27,000 in charges.

In September, Phillip E. Tucker, 37, of Madison, pleaded guilty in federal court in East St. Louis to one count of theft of mail by a postal employee for stealing a $200 Visa gift card from a mailbox in Granite City and using the gift card for personal purchases in 2023.

A postal carrier from southern Illinois was sentenced to 32 months in federal prison after she admitted to stealing credit cards from the mail and using them for personal expenses.

A postal carrier from Granite City was sentenced to prison after admitting to stealing credit cards from the mail and using them for personal expenses.