Secret Santa’s allegedly suckered by three postal workers who gamed NYC’s Operation Santa

Proud New York postal employees?

Was NYC Santa conned?

A Queens man was released on his own recognizance and another man and woman were released on $50,000 bond yesterday, after being arrested on charges of hijacking Operation Santa during the holiday season of 2013, finagling gifts for themselves that Good Samaritans intended for needy children.

United States Postal Service workers Mahogany Strickland, 23, Nickyeves Saintalbord, 28, and Terry Jackson, 22, allegedly wrote bogus letters pretending to be kids or family members, copied the letters in multiples and made sure the letters were selected by do-gooders who came to midtown’s James A. Farley Post Office (“Operation Santa Headquarters”) wanting to grant the Christmas wishes of underprivileged children, according to the federal complaint. Read story