WEST HAVEN, CT — A New York man has pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with the theft of mail in West Haven in 2023, according to officials.
Tulio Nunez, 25, of the Bronx, New York, pleaded guilty Monday in New Haven federal court to offenses related to the theft of U.S. Mail, U.S. Attorney for Connecticut David X. Sullivan announced.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on Oct. 2, 2023, Nunez drove to Campbell Avenue in West Haven and parked in front of a postal collection box.
“Nunez’s associate then exited the vehicle, opened the service door of the collection box using a counterfeit postal arrow key, removed a basket filled with mail, and placed it in the passenger seat of the vehicle,” officials wrote in a news release. “Law enforcement officers who were conducting surveillance of the postal collection box then converged on the vehicle. Nunez unsuccessfully attempted to flee by reversing his vehicle and striking a law enforcement vehicle before he and his associates were apprehended and charged with state offenses.”
A federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment in September charging Nunez with conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States, possession of a key adopted by the post office, and theft of mail, according to officials.
Nunez pleaded guilty to all three counts of the indictment. He faces a maximum term of 20 years in prison when he is sentenced, which officials said is scheduled for July 27.
Nunez has been released on a $10,000 bond since his federal arrest on Sept. 25, 2025.
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