Cluster Mailboxes | Dropped charges and reduced jail time: Court records show some Central Texas mail theft cases end with plea deals

Article Title: Dropped charges and reduced jail time: Court records show some Central Texas mail theft cases end with plea deals Snippet of Article: "damaged cluster mailbox at a stack of letters. She and her neighbors have mailboxes packed within a metal case, called a “cluster.” Each person has a key... The report also shows the management had not reported the missing keys to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. “At the Conroe Post Office, 40 of the 170 keys located at the unit were not listed on the inventory log, and 19 of the 149 keys listed on the inventory log could not be located. Unit management had not reported any of the missing keys to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and did not accurately update the arrow key inventory log,” the audit shows...Since that time, arrest records show people accused of using arrow keys, damaging mailboxes and stealing mail sometimes don’t face federal charges..." Reference: www.kvue.com