Post Office Worker Charged After Taking Gift Cards From Envelopes

A custodian at the U.S. Post Office in Brookfield is facing charges after she was caught allegedly taking gift cards from outgoing mail and using them at area stores.

Angela M. Wilson, 34, of Menomonee Falls, was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Wednesday with two counts of misdemeanor theft. If convicted, she could face up to 18 months in prison and $20,000 in fines.

According to the criminal complaint:

An area man contacted police in September after he discovered his mother never received a gift card for Stein Gardens and Gifts he had mailed to her in August. He went to the store’s where a manager told him the card was used at the store and they were able to find out who used it because the person also used their store rewards card with the transactions.

The transactions were traced back to Wilson, who works as a custodian at the post office. She initially told police she found the gift card sitting on a table, but later admitted finding the envelope with the gift card on the floor and tossing out the mail before taking the gift card.

She then admitted to taking an Old Navy gift card out of another outgoing piece of mail, which she also used at an area store.

Wilson will make her initial appearance in court Feb. 20.