A former U.S. Postal Service mail carrier in California has been indicted for allegedly hoarding more than 8,500 pieces of mail that were intended for delivery to customers. Ronald Juckno, 53, of Fresno, is accused of failing to deliver the mail between August and September 2024.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California, the undelivered mail contained sensitive items such as California Employment Development Department correspondence, financial and insurance records, medical correspondence, tax records, and utility bills. The U.S. Attorney's Office announced the indictment on Monday.
Juckno, who worked for the USPS, was placed on leave and subsequently resigned from his position shortly after the discovery of the hoarded mail. He faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
He is scheduled to make an initial court appearance. This case follows other instances of mail theft and hoarding by postal employees. In 2022, a 33-year-old man from Palmdale was sentenced to 41 months in prison for attempting to steal over $250,000 in unemployment insurance funds and stealing debit cards intended for others. In 2016, 33 individuals were charged for mail theft and failing to deliver approximately 50,000 pieces of mail, with some former USPS workers involved in that scheme.