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Kansas postal worker indicted for stealing mail, including Republican flyers

A federal grand jury in Wichita indicted a Kansas postal worker accused of stealing thousands of pieces of mail, including hundreds of political mailers for Republican candidates.

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  • A federal grand jury in Wichita indicted Kelly R. Cram, 59, of Baxter Springs, Kansas, on one count of unlawful secretion, destruction, and delay of mail.
  • Prosecutors say Cram stole 4,404 pieces of mail intended for customers in and around Pittsburg, Kansas, beginning in October.
  • The U.S. Attorney's Office said nearly 400 political mailers found in her garage were solely related to Republican candidates or Republican-affiliated political action committees.
  • The U.S. Attorney's Office said agents found no mailers related to candidates of any other political party at her residence.
  • The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General is investigating, according to ZeroHedge.
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Reports postal worker indicted for stealing GOP flyers

Fox News (Politics): Kansas postal worker indicted for stealing mail, including hundreds of Republican election flyers

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Fox News reports the indictment of a Kansas postal worker accused of stealing thousands of pieces of mail, including hundreds of Republican election flyers, and highlights that no other parties' mailers were found.

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Says DOJ charged postal worker over GOP mailers

The Gateway Pundit: DOJ Charges Kansas Postal Worker for “Stealing Thousands of Pieces of Mail” Including Hundreds of Republican Candidates’ Mailers

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The Gateway Pundit says the Justice Department charged a Kansas postal worker with stealing thousands of pieces of mail, including hundreds of Republican mailers, and notes no other parties' mailers were found.

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Questions whether GOP mail theft targeted Republicans

ZeroHedge: Going Postal On The GOP? Kansas Mail Carrier Charged With Stealing Thousands Of Letters
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ZeroHedge questions whether the theft of mail that included only Republican political mailers was politically targeted, noting the indictment came on Election Day and that no other parties' mailers were found.

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