Ex-postal carrier sentenced for keeping mail, donations A former U.S. mail carrier was sentenced Tuesday to 2 1/2 years for having more than 29,400 pieces of first class mail, federal prosecutors said in Chicago. CHICAGO, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A former U.S. mail carrier was sentenced Tuesday to 2 1/2 years for having more than 29,400 pieces of first class mail, federal prosecutors said in Chicago. Frederick L. Taylor, 41, of Chicago was assigned to the suburban Berwyn post office. The undelivered mail was intended for a charity and contained more than $275,000 in donations, prosecutors said. The donations were in cash, checks, credit card payments and money that were supposed to be delivered to the charity. Taylor pleaded guilty in August, admitting he had nearly 30,000 donation envelopes in his home.