TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – A Tallahassee postal worker is behind bars after being charged with mail theft, according to arrest documents. <\/p>\n
The Office of Inspector General suspected NaPeaches Blair, a U.S. postal worker, of using a stolen gift card from the mail.<\/p>\n
As part of an investigation, an undercover Florida Department of Law Enforcement agent handed Blair a sealed, wired envelope containing a greeting card with $1,000 cash inside. Arrest papers show the agent told Blair what was in the envelope and confirmed proper postage was attached before leaving the post office. <\/p>\n
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Blair allegedly later opened the envelope, took the money out of the card and put the opened envelope into the outgoing mail basket, according to arrest documents.<\/p>\n
When confronted by law enforcement, Blair said she hadn\u2019t taken any money and had placed a greeting card envelope in the outgoing mail basket.<\/p>\n
Investigators told Blair the envelope had a wired beacon that alerted them it had been opened. <\/p>\n
Blair then said she had taken the money from the envelope, according to arrest documents. <\/p>\n
Blair is charged with grand theft and mail theft, documents show.<\/p>\n
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