Post Office Employee Enters Plea In Federal Stolen Mail Case

FARMINGTON, CT — A Post Office employee from a branch in Farmington has entered a plea in a case of stolen mail that included gift cards, a federal prosecutor said.

John H. Durham, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut, said that Amy Makaros, 41, of New Britain, waived her right to be indicted Wednesday and entered a guilty plea before U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill to theft of mail by a postal employee.

Pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, the court proceeding occurred via videoconference, Durham said.

According to court documents and statements made in court, between November 2018 and February 2019, while she was employed as a mail carrier at the U.S. Post Office in Farmington, Makaros is accused of stealing several pieces of mail, including greeting cards that contained gift cards or other items of value.

When confronted by investigators, Makaros admitted to the thefts and surrendered 19 pieces of mail and four gift cards, Durham said.

Theft of mail by a postal employee carries a maximum prison term of five years, Durham said.

The investigation has been conducted by the U.S. Postal Service Office of the Inspector General and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Elena L. Coronado.