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St. Louis Postal Worker Indicted for Dumping 30,000 Pieces of Mail

Armond Paige, 54, pleaded not guilty to federal charges after allegedly discarding undelivered mail in vacant lots for two years.

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What to know

  • St. Louis postal worker Armond (Arnold) Paige, 54, indicted Sept. 2 on a federal charge of delay or destruction of mail.
  • Indictment alleges he dumped at least 30,000 pieces of mail in vacant, weedy lots from 2024 through April 29, 2026 while working at the Maryville Gardens Post Office.
  • Paige pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis and faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted.
  • Unclear whether an April 2026 pile of undelivered mail found by local station Fox2 is connected to the charged conduct.

Armond Paige Indicted St. Louis postal workerU.S. Department of Justice Prosecuting agency

St. Louis Postal Worker Indicted for Dumping 30,000 Pieces of Mail
RedState

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    Story syndicated across regional outlets

    Advance Local outlets including NJ.com, MassLive and PennLive republished condensed versions of the story under the headline 'Thousands of letters never arrived. Investigators say they know why.'

    1. 4 outlets Thousands of letters never arrived. Investigators say they know why

      first by AL.com, 13d ago · also The Oregonian, PennLive, MassLive

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    Coverage links indictment to earlier mail-dumping reports

    RedState's writeup noted it remains unclear whether the mail pile Fox2 found in April is connected to the conduct described in Paige's indictment, or how many similar dumping instances may exist.

    “It's unclear at the moment whether this specific mail-dumping instance, and how many others, may be related to Paige's indictment.”
    — Fox2 (KPVI/KPLR)
    1. 1 outlet St. Louis Postal Worker Indicted by DOJ for Allegedly Dumping 30,000 Pieces of Mail

      first by RedState, 14d ago

    • stlpublicradio.bsky.social

      A St. Louis postal worker is accused of dumping at least 30,000 pieces of mail in vacant lots over a two-year period, according to a federal indictment.

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      St. Louis postal worker accused of dumping 30,000 pieces of mail | STLPR

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  4. background

    Paige appears in court, pleads not guilty — Paige appeared in U.S. District Court in St. Louis and pleaded not guilty to the federal charge, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in jail and a $250,000 fine.

  5. background

    DOJ indicts postal worker Armond Paige — A federal grand jury indicted Paige, 54, on one count of delay or destruction of mail by a postal employee, accusing him of discarding at least 30,000 pieces of mail in vacant lots from 2024 through April 29, 2026 while working out of the Maryville Gardens Post Office on Meramec Street.

  6. background

    Fox2 finds pile of undelivered mail in a vacant lot — Local station KPVI/KPLR (Fox2) reported on a large pile of undelivered mail discovered in a vacant lot, including marketing materials, tax documents, utility bills and health-provider letters addressed to homes in south St. Louis and Ferguson.

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