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Rural mail carrier charged with swiping gift cards

USPS old logoA rural mail carrier from Kansas has been charged with stealing gift cards and other mail.

Gary W. Yenzer, 34, Derby, Kan., is charged in a federal indictment with theft by a mail employee, possession of stolen gift cards, and aggravated identity theft.

U.S. Attorney Tom Beal says the crimes are alleged to have occurred in September 2016 in Sedgwick County, Kan., while the defendant was a rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service.

If convicted, he faces up to five years for theft, up to ten years for possessing stolen gift cards, and a mandatory two-year consecutive sentence for identity theft. Each charge also carries a fine up to $250,000 upon conviction.

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