Kansas Postal Worker Indicted in Mail Case

A federal grand jury has indicted Kansas postal worker Kelly R. Cram on one count of unlawful secretion, destruction, and delay of mail, after investigators found thousands of undelivered pieces at her home, including nearly 400 political mailers associated with Republican candidates and groups, according to the indictment and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Kansas. The indictment alleges that 4,404 pieces of mail intended for delivery in and around Pittsburg, Kansas, were found at Cram’s Baxter Springs home. It says nearly 400 of the items were political mailers related to Republican candidates or Republican-affiliated political action committees. Investigators found no political mailers for candidates of other parties or committees affiliated with them at the residence, the indictment says. The alleged mail was found in Cram’s garage during a visit by agents from the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General on October 7, according to the indictment. The document describes the alleged conduct as beginning on a date unknown and continuing through October 7. It does not state a motive. Cram, 59, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Wichita. She worked...