Florida Postal Worker Accused of Throwing Ballot, Election Mail into Woods

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Newsweek
October 25, 2024


A Florida man could face years behind bars, accused of tossing a mil-in ballot and other election-related mail into the woods while serving as a contract U.S. Postal worker.

Federal authorities on Friday arrested Otis McCoy, charging him with discarding over 1,000 pieces of mail instead of delivering them while working his Orlando delivery route on Tuesday.
He was charged with stealing, taking or abstracting mail, a criminal offense punishable by a fine of up to $250,000 and a prison term of up to five years.

According to an affidavit alongside a criminal complaint filed with the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida on Friday, Charles Johnsten, inspector wit the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), recalled observing a surveillance video of McCoy "throwing large quantities of U.S. Mail into [a] wooded lot."

Authorities were alerted due to another postal worker becoming suspicious when he helped McCoy load up a van with a large quantity of mail before seeing him return from his route earlier than expected.
A tracking device installed on the van later confirmed that McCoy deviated from the route.

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