On Jan. 9, United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced the filing of a criminal complaint and arrest of 25-year-old Miranda Delee Farleigh for theft of mail by a postal employee. Farleigh faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison if found guilty.
According to court documents, Farleigh worked as an employee of the United States Postal Service (USPS) delivering mail for the Lady Lake Post Office. Her route included mail delivery services to postal stations in The Villages.
On or about Nov. 23, 2021, Farleigh’s supervisor discovered several tubs and bags of U.S mail in Farleigh’s possession that had been unlawfully opened.
A criminal complaint is a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law, and every defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
This case was investigated by the United States Postal Inspection Service. It will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Robert E. Bodnar, Jr., according to a recent Facebook post from Florida Police Scanner.