'Overwhelmed' Postman 'Dumped Hundreds Of Festive Presents And Letters In Trash'
A New York postman has been accused of throwing away hundreds of festive packages and letters because he was ‘overwhelmed’ at Christmas.
Daniel Darby, 25, dumped multiple bin bags filled with packages and letters could not cope with the sheer number of Christmas deliveries he would have to make, a court heard.
The dumped mail was later found in a residents bin on his delivery route in Ozone Park in the New York borough of Queens, reports the New York Post.
According to the criminal complaint, Darby admitted to ‘ripping open’ some of the mail ‘to see what it contained’.
He has been charged with unlawfully delaying and destroying the mail.
Another postal worker, James Hayden, based in Brooklyn was also arraigned under the same charges.
Hayden was caught by an instore CCTV using a stolen $100 (£67) Visa voucher still wearing his postal service uniform.
Both men could face up to five years in prison along with a $250,000 (£168,700) fine.
The men and their lawyers have declined to comment.
