ASPEN, Colo.-
A former mail carrier accused of dumping nearly 1,500 items of mail of Aspen Village residents has been sentenced to one year of probation.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland sentenced Vickie Ann Walker, of Glenwood Springs, last week. She pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of obstruction of mail Feb. 23.
Walker was fired from her contract delivery job in June after allegations that mail had been thrown away. An investigation began after a resident found 150 dumped items.
U.S. postal inspectors determined that from Dec. 29, 2005, to June 22, 2006, Walker had tossed 1,436 items of mail, including 91 first-class mailings, according to court documents.
She also was suspected of throwing away some college books intended for delivery.
According to the plea agreement, Walker said many mailboxes were full because their owners were not regularly retrieving their mail. She acknowledged throwing away standard and bulk mail but said she did not mean to throw away first-class pieces, the plea agreement said.
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Information from: The Aspen Times,
