(WBBM NEWSRADIO) – A Burbank man was sentenced to a year in federal prison for trying to steal mail with a counterfeit postal key, officials announced.
Dennis Maddox, 44, was arrested April 26, 2023, and charged with possessing a counterfeit postal key, according to the United States Postal Inspection Service.
On Feb. 6, Maddox was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release, the inspection service said.
“Maintaining the integrity of our postal system is the principal mission of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and, therefore, the general public for which it safeguards from illicit activity involving U.S. Mail,” said John Jackman, acting inspector in charge of the inspection service’s Chicago Division.
(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire & Chicago Sun-Times 2024. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
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