LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A former United States Postal Service worker faces federal charges for throwing mail, including general election ballots, into a dumpster.

What You Need To Know

  • Former postal worker charged with destroying mail

  • The mail, including absentee ballots, were thrown into a dumpster

  • If convicted, the man faces federal prison time and a $250,000 fine

  • The case is being prosecuted by the United States Postal Service Office of the Inspector General

30-year-old DeShawn Bojgere of Louisville is charged with the delay or destruction of mail.

“Especially in these times, Americans depend on the reliability and integrity of those that deliver the U.S. Mail,” said United States Attorney Russell Coleman. “Conduct by Postal employees that violates that duty will result in swift federal prosecution.”  

According to the criminal complaint, Bojgere threw out large quantities of mail between October 5 and October 15, 2020. The mail was found in a construction dumpster on Galene Drive in Louisville. The mail found included: 

  • 111 General Election ballots from the Jefferson County Clerk's Office being mailed to voters
  • 69 mixed class pieces of flat rate mail
  • 320 pieces of second class mail
  • two national election campaign flyers from a political party in Florida

An analysis of the mail revealed it was from a single route for one scheduled delivery day.

Bojgere admitted to special agents with the U.S. Postal Service that he was responsible for discarding the mail in the construction dumpster. Bojgere is no longer employed by the postal service.

Federal agents made copies of all the mail to keep as evidence, while the original pieces of mail were delivered to the intended recipients.

If Bojgere is convicted, he faces no more than 5 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and one year of supervised release after serving his time. 

Bojgere's case is being investigated by the United States Postal Service Office of the Inspector General.