U.S. v. Randy Younger, 18-cr-00457

DOJ – 2/25/19 – Case Description:  On or about January 2018 through April 2018, in the District of Colorado, defendant Younger, a United States Postal Letter Carrier, stole mail pieces from several postal collection boxes. Defendant Younger confessed to stealing the mail pieces and removed cash and gift cards.  Records from King Soopers and JC Penny indicate that defendant redeemed the gift cards.  Defendant Younger additionally admits to using the cash to purchase drugs.  During the execution of a search warrant on July 17, 2018 at the defendant’s residence, agents located over 5,000 pieces of stolen mail.  Defendant confessed that he accessed the boxes with a stolen key.  Defendant is currently a fugitive.

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Colorado Community Media – 2/27/19 – Former U.S. Postal Service employee Randy L. Younger, who was indicted on accusations of mail theft in Englewood in September, is a fugitive, according to a news release by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado.

“Defendant Younger confessed to stealing the mail pieces and removed cash and gift cards,” read the news release, which was updated Feb. 25. “Records from King Soopers and JCPenney indicate that defendant redeemed the gift cards. Defendant Younger additionally admits to using the cash to purchase drugs.”

While executing a search warrant July 17 at Younger’s residence, agents located more than 5,000 pieces of stolen mail, the release said. Younger confessed that he accessed mailboxes with a stolen key, it added. He allegedly stole mail from “several postal collection boxes” on or about January through April 2018, according to the release.

Younger, then 47, was indicted Sept. 27, according to the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Postal Service.

He was arrested by OIG agents Sept. 28, according to Jeffrey Krafels, deputy special agent in charge for the OIG Western Area Field Office in the Denver area.

A bond document and conditions of Younger’s release were filed that same day, according to court records. But a filing of courtroom minutes on Jan. 2 noted Younger was not present and that the court held discussion “regarding issuance of an arrest warrant.” The filing said once “the defendant is in custody,” a change of plea hearing would be reset.

Previously, the OIG said a mail carrier was under investigation after agents received allegations in February 2018 that customers were not getting mail in Englewood, according to that office.

Agents identified the employee suspected of the thefts on June 6 — now known to be Younger — and he was put in a “non-pay, non-duty status,” said David Rupert, spokesman for the USPS in Colorado. Read more