Jamestown woman admits to stealing money from mail while working for USPS

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Jamestown woman who worked as a postal worker pleaded guilty after stealing money and gift cards from mailed envelopes on multiple occasions in 2022, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Friday.

Anita Miller, 41, was employed by the U.S. Postal Service when she committed theft on six occasions between February and March. She also delayed the delivery of mail twice in March of that same year.

Miller pleaded guilty to six counts of theft of mail by a postal employee and two counts of delay of mail by a postal employee. She was indicted in September of 2023.

Miller is scheduled to be sentenced in May and faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.