JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Three people employed by the United States Postal Service (USPS) in Jacksonville are facing federal charges for mail-related crimes that occurred in 2023, a release from the Department of Justice states.
One employee, identified as 43-year-old Rekisha Duckworth of Jacksonville is accused of stealing a retail store gift card and bracelet from a mail item on March 1, 2023.
The release states that Duckworth got ahold of the alleged stolen goods because the mail item was being sent via USPS.
Duckworth is charged with embezzlement of an article contained in the U.S. Mail by a USPS employee.
If convicted, she faces up to five years in federal prison.
In a separate federal case, two other USPS employees are accused of destroying or delaying mail delivery while assigned to routes in St. Augustine and areas in Jacksonville.
The alleged crimes happened in June 2023, according to the DOJ.
Austin Engler, 26, of St. Augustine, and Teron Haywood, Sr., 46, of Jacksonville, are charged with destruction of delay of mail by a USPS employee. Both face a maximum sentence of five years in prison if convicted.
The DOJ said Engler and Haywood "knowingly" and "unlawfully" destroyed or delayed mail that they were given to deliver as mail carriers.
Engler and Haywood were employed with USPS as rural carrier assistants when the alleged crimes were committed.