Postman Convicted of Destroying Mail
A postman who said he was tired of hauling around stacks of junk mail was convicted Monday of trying to destroy 93 bundles of it.
A federal court jury found Stephen Spoerner, 36, guilty on three counts of destroying mail. He could face up to 15 years in jail and a fine of up to $750,000.
He was arrested last year when a nursing home janitor found undelivered stacks of advertisements and solicitations dumped in an incinerator.
Postal inspectors said Spoerner dumped the mail three times and undercover agents caught him in the act the third time.
When he was arrested Spoerner said, “I made a bad judgment error. . . . I only did this on occasions of heavy mail volume.”
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