Letter Carrier’s Creative Defense Fails To Overturn Mail Theft Conviction

California letter carrier Henry Lee Monday appealed his conviction for stealing $40  from a “test letter” planted by Postal Inspectors, claiming he wasn’t going to keep the money. Here are excerpts from the case: Henry Lee Monday appeals his conviction by a jury of violating 18 U.S.C. § 1709, which, in pertinent part, provides felony […]