Date: 03-30-2015

Case Style: United States of America v. Marvis Charles Box

Case Number: 5:14-cr-00354-DAE

Judge: David A. Ezra

Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (Bexar County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: Michael R. Hardy

Defendant's Attorney: Molly Lizbeth Roth - FPD

Description: San Antonio, TX - Marvis Charles Box, age 68, of Converse, TX, was sentenced to three years in federal prison for stealing an estimated $478,000 of United States Postal Service equipment announced Acting United States Attorney Richard Durbin, Jr., and U.S. Postal Inspection Service Inspector in Charge Adrian Gonzalez, Houston Division.

In addition to the prison term, United States District Judge David A. Ezra ordered that Box pay $467,044.75 restitution to the U.S. Postal Service and be placed on supervised release for a period of three years after completing his prison term.

As a U.S. Postal Service contract employee, Box was responsible for transporting mail to and from the Canyon Lake Post Office. On approximately 175 occasions between August 22, 2012 and December 4, 2013, Box stole U.S. Postal Service mail transportation equipment, namely sacks, pouches, trays, metal containers, wire cages, pallets and other items. He subsequently sold the materials, including an estimated 418,000 pounds of metal to a San Antonio scrapyard, for personal financial gain. On May 30, 2014, Box pleaded guilty to one count of theft of government property.

This case was investigated by inspectors with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.

Outcome: See above

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