DA: Postal Worker Stole Credit Cards From Mail in Freeport

A postal worker faces charges after she stole credit cards from inside mail being processed in Freeport and used them to buy food, gas and liquor, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office announced Monday.

Yvonne Jamison, 38, of Brooklyn, is charged with seven counts of second-degree possession of a forged instrument, seven counts of fourth degree larceny, and two counts of second-degree identity theft, the DA said.

If convicted of the top charge, Jamison could face up to seven years in prison, officials said.

Jamison was working as a city carrier assistant at the Freeport post office when she stole seven credit cards that had been mailed to six residents, the DA said.

Between September and November of 2013, Jamison allegedly made 83 purchases totaling $4,638.74, officials said.

Jamison’s individual purchases reached upwards of $180 and were made at fast-food restaurants, convenience stores, gas stations and liquor stores, the DA said.

“As a postal employee, this defendant should have known better than to use people’s personal and confidential financial information in order to conduct fraudulent transactions,” DA Kathleen Rice in a statement. “Especially during the holiday season, both senders and recipients should be able to count on their mail reaching its intended destination without being subject to the selfish actions of others.”

Jamison was conditionally released on probation and is due back in court on Wednesday.

Earlier this month, eight postal workers were charged in a scheme to steal packages containing marijuana at a Bethpage processing center.

Photo: Yvonne Jamison/Credit: NCDA

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