Discarded Mail

A U.S. Postal Service mail carrier admitted to discarding mail, including 99 general election ballots that were being sent to residents in West Orange, New Jersey, on three occasions last year. The carrier pleaded guilty to one count of desertion of mails.

FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2020, file photo vote-by-mail ballots are shown in U.S. Postal service sorting trays the King County Elections headquarters in Renton, Wash., south of Seattle. The U.S. Postal Service has sent letters to 46 states and the District of Columbia, warning it cannot guarantee all ballots cast by mail for the November election will arrive in time to be counted, The Washington Post reported Friday, Aug. 14. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

NEWARK, N.J. — A U.S. Postal Service mail carrier admitted to discarding mail, including 99 general election ballots that were being sent to residents in West Orange, New Jersey, on three occasions last year. The carrier pleaded guilty to one count of desertion of mails.

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