ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Albuquerque man will be confined to home for the next eight months as part of his sentence for stealing mail.
Federal prosecutors say 33-year-old Eric Powell was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court on a charge of theft or receipt of stolen mail. He also will be on probation for five years.
He was accused of causing his victims more than $13,000 in financial losses. Court documents say he had mail from more than 1,300 people.
In pleading guilty, Powell admitted stealing from numerous mailboxes in Albuquerque using a counterfeit U.S. Postal Service key.
He also admitted to buying various items with credit and debit cards, checks and gift cards he obtained from the stolen mail.
Albuquerque man gets probation for mail theft
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