A United States Postal Service employee is facing many years behind bars after failing to deliver thousands of pieces of mail, according to police in New York. The New York Police Department said that they arrested 53-year-old Aleksey Germash of Brooklyn after being accused of hoarding 17,000 pieces of mail in his car and home. Germash has been charged with delaying or detaining mail. If convicted, he faces up to 5 years in prison.
He was booked into jail and his bail has been set at $25,000. Police launched an investigation after someone noticed a large amount of mail in Germash’s vehicle, a Nissan Pathfinder. There were several blue USPS bags full of mail inside the car when police arrived.
Police raided his home and found thousands of pieces of undelivered mail. Germash also hoarded mail inside his locker at the post office. Germash, who came to the United States from Russia, worked 16 years for the United States post office. He admitted to hoarding the mail because he felt overwhelmed. Germash claimed that he made sure to deliver all important mail and kept the junk in his home and car.
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