Man Used Mail Carrier to Deliver Marijuana: Court

HYATTSVILLE, MD — A Hyattsville man who bribed a letter carrier to distribute marijuana through the mail was sentenced Monday to three years in prison.

Kirt Omar Gibbs, 26, of Hyattsville, will also serve three years of supervised release after serving his prison time. A federal jury convicted Gibbs on Dec. 7.

According to court documents and testimony at his five-day trial, from May 2013 through September 27, 2013, Gibbs conspired with Kenneth Teasley, a postal worker, to distribute marijuana.

Prosecutors say Gibbs and his co-conspirators bribed Teasley to provide addresses along his route that they could use to send packages of marijuana to Maryland. They also had Teasley deliver the contraband packages to them.

According to trial testimony, when a contraband package arrived at the U.S. Post Office, Teasley picked up the package and notified Gibbs or someone else, who would meet Teasley along his mail route to pick up the package. In exchange, Gibbs paid Teasley between $150 and $400 for each delivery, which was usually one per week.

Authorities said Gibbs was also responsible for purchasing marijuana from suppliers in other states.

Telephone records show that Gibbs had earned about $100,000 from distributing between 80 and 100 kilograms of marijuana.

Teasley previously pleaded guilty to his role in the conspiracy and is scheduled to be sentenced on March 21.