Florida postal worker arrested for dumping ballots, election mail in woods

A MAILMAN IN ORLANDO FLORIDA HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN A CASE OF more than a THOUSAND OF PIECES OF MAIL FOUND DUMPED IN THE WOODS.

AMONG THE OVER ONE THOUSAND PIECES OF MAIL THE POSTAL WORKER IS ACCUSED OF DISCARDING –

THERE WAS AN ABSENTEE BALLOT AND WHAT OFFICIALS ARE CALLING “400 POLITICAL ITEMS” FOUND IN THE STASH.

OTTIS MCCOY WAS ARRESTED FRIDAY.

THE INVESTIGATION INTO MCCOY BEGAN WHEN A COWORKER NOTICED HE RETURNED FROM HIS ROUTE MUCH EARLIER THAN EXPECTED –

DESPITE LEAVING WITH A LARGE QUANTITY OF DELIVERIES.

AFTER REVIEWING GPS DATA – FROM MCCOY’S POSTAL VEHICLE – HIS MANAGER DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD DEVIATED FROM HIS ASSIGNED ROUTE AND STOPPED IN A WOODED AREA.

A U.S. POSTAL SERVICE INSPECTOR FOUND THE DISCARDED MAIL AND WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE THAT ALLEGEDLY SHOWS MCCOY ACTIVELY THROWING THE MAIL TO THE TREES AND BUSHES.

THE LOCAL COUNTY ELECTIONS SUPERVISOR SAYING –

It is extremely concerning to see vote-by-mail ballots discarded on the ground. We are, however, grateful for the prompt action taken by the United States Postal Service…We are fully committed to ensuring that every impacted Orange County voter receives their vote-by-mail ballot in time so that every voice can be heard in this historic election.

MCCOY IS FACING A FINE OF UP TO 250 THOUSAND DOLLARS –

AND UP TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON.

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