ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - A 21-year-old St. Louis County man has been sentenced to 20 months for attempting to bribe postal workers.
Dwaundre K. Valley, 21, from Bridgeton, pleaded guilty in October 2023 to bribery of a public official after he admitted to offering three different postal carriers a bribe between March and April of 2022 for the "arrow" keys that allow access to certain mail collection boxes.
Valley offered one letter carrier $5,000 for the key according to his plea agreement.
"The Postal Inspection Service is committed to investigating those that attempt to compromise the integrity of the U.S. Mail and Postal Service employees. This sentencing is a clear indication that our investigative efforts will not cease until those responsible for such criminal acts are brought to justice," said Ruth M. Mendonça, Inspector in Charge of the Chicago Division of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, which includes the St. Louis Field Office.
