| Mailman Cesar Vasquez Opened Mail Of
Others Now Freed To Fly To LAX After Guilty
Plea
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
June 29 – Cesar Vasquez, while
working at the US Post Office
on West 30th Street in
Manhattan, was charged with
diverting and opening mail.
On June 29 he
appeared in ordre to plead
guilty before U.S. District
Court for the Southern
District of New York Judge Jed
Rakoff. Inner City Press live
tweeted it.
The case involved
the USPS Processing &
Distribution Center in
Manhattan and "Delay or
Destruction of
Mail."
Judge Rakoff
asked the government if it has
enough proof it went to
trial.
Defendant says,
Yes.
Judge Rakoff: I'm
glad you agree to. Please tell
me in your own words what you
did. Defendant: I
misplaced the envelopes. I was
slowing up the process.
Judge Rakoff: You
were a postal employee - and
you opened some of the
letters, right?
Defendant: Yes. Judge
Rakoff: In what borough?
Defendant:
In Morgan, 30th and 9th in
Manhattan.
Judge Rakoff:
Sentencing will be in
December.
Defense lawyer:
He would like to visit
Florida-
Defendant:
California, it is.
Defense lawyer:
Please give us a moment.
California. And we'll give
Pre-Trial Services the
information.
Judge
Rakoff: You would fly?
Defendant: I
wanted to go to Miami but they
have too many Coronavirus
cases. So LAX.
Judge Rakoff:
It's your life not mine. July
17 to 23. Give Probation your
addresses and cell number.
The case is US v.
Vazquez, 20-cr-154 (Rakoff).
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