More than 8,000 pieces of mail worth over $4 million were stashed in 55-gallon trash bags as two Texas postal contractors sifted through looking for money, officials say.
Those two Lubbock-based contractors have been charged with possessing stolen mail, according to a Nov. 2 news release from the Northern District of Texas U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Joe Roy Rivas III, 22, and Jessica Lynn Solomon, 35 — both of Slaton, Texas — were indicted last month on one count of conspiracy to possess stolen mail and eight counts of possession of stolen mail. They are former coworkers at Cargo Force, Inc., a contracted company with the United States Postal Service. The company helps load USPS mail into and out of air containers for flights through Lubbock International Airport.
