O67 Theft of Mail Matter by Postal Service Employee
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- Instruction
- O67
- Statute
- 18 U.S.C. § 1709
- Edition
- Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026
- Official source
- Official PDF, page 445
Elements
Quoted word for word from the official text. Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026.
The Defendant can be found guilty of this crime only if all the following facts are proved beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) the Defendant was a Postal Service employee at the time stated in the indictment;
(2) the Defendant was entrusted with, or came into possession of, the mail matter described in the indictment, and that matter was intended to be conveyed by the United States mail; and
(3) the Defendant knowingly embezzled the mail matter.
Related practice page
Federal Mail Theft Charges in Miami
Official source: Official PDF, page 445
Official jury instruction text reproduced for information. It is not legal advice; the instruction given in a case depends on the facts and the court.