Albuquerque USPS Contract Truck Driver Pleads Guilty To Stealing U.S. Mail

Federal charges against the man stemmed from the theft of Target gift cards while he was working for the U.S. Postal Service

The news release said Lara was indicted on Dec. 1, 2010, on charges of stealing Target gift cards that had been placed in the U.S. mail on three occasions between Sept. 23, 2008, and Oct. 19, 2008, while he was a contract truck driver for the Postal Service in Albuquerque.

As part of his plea agreement, Lara will pay full restitution to the original purchasers of four Target gift cards worth a total of $300 that were stolen from the mail. Lara and his then-fiancee who is now his wife used the gift cards to make purchases at a Target store in Albuquerque, according to the news release.

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