The postal worker stole mail containing credit cards from customers on her route and racked up nearly $27,000 in charges.

A postal carrier from Granite City was sentenced to prison after admitting to stealing credit cards from the mail and using them for personal expenses.

In September, Phillip E. Tucker, 37, of Madison, pleaded guilty in federal court in East St. Louis to one count of theft of mail by a postal employee for stealing a $200 Visa gift card from a mailbox in Granite City and using the gift card for personal purchases in 2023.

A postal carrier from southern Illinois was sentenced to 32 months in federal prison after she admitted to stealing credit cards from the mail and using them for personal expenses.