Federal prosecutors announced Tuesday that a USPS manager in New York has been charged with distributing drugs via the mail.
Ralph Minni was charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana and 500 grams or more of cocaine, according to a criminal complaint filed during the investigation.
Court papers allege that for the last four years, the US Post Office manager has been sending drugs through the postal service and later selling them to third-party individuals.
According to investigators quoted in the criminal complaint, Minni was observed managing the operation via surveillance cameras installed at his Latta Road store. Additionally, the findings in the court document indicates that the man may very well have supplied narcotics to other New York USPS spots.
Grace Lopez, a USPS employee in Henrietta, is believed to be Minni’s closest source. According to the affidavit, the woman acquired approximately 10 pounds of marijuana daily via the mail. According to WHAM13, she has been released from police custody and is back working at the post office.
Minni is also presumed to have received assistance from other post office employees, according to authorities.
Minni would pay $1,900 for each pound of marijuana, according to the affidavit.
A “confidential source” who communicated with investigators and purchased narcotics from the post office manager recorded the interaction between both the suspect and buyers.
Minni is currently being held in custody currently awaiting a court appearance. USPS hired the post office manager in 1998.
Members of the United States Postal Service have been informed of the investigation and have been informed that the suspect no longer has access to the company’s postal services.
Minni faces a maximum sentence of 5 to 40years in prison. Judge Peterson stated that he will be released on a $100,000 bond and will return to court on Thursday to establish the terms of his release.
