Over 1,000 pieces of mail were left in a dumpster, including nearly 100 mail-in ballots.
A mail carrier in Hudson County, New Jersey, has been arrested and charged with mail obstruction after dumping over 1,000 pieces of mail including ballots in a dumpster, U.S. Attorney Craig CarpentinoWednesday, as the handling of election mail by mail carriers has become a source of controversy ahead of the November election....
The discarded mail included 99 general election ballots for West Orange residents, as New Jersey is mailing all registered voters mail-in ballots automatically for the November election. U.S. Postal Service employee Nicholas Beauchene was charged with one count of mail obstruction and one count of delay, secretion, or detention of mail, and will appear in court in Newark, New Jersey, Wednesday afternoon.
The discarded mail is now back in the mail stream and will be delivered to residents, the U.S. Attorney’s office said. Delaying mail carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine, while obstruction of mail could result in up to six months in prison and $5,000 fine.
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