PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court on May 26, 2026, to one count of mail theft and was sentenced to 27 months of incarceration on his conviction and corresponding violation of federal supervised release, United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.United States District Judge W. Scott Hardy imposed the sentence on Tyrone Mobley, 58, of the East Hills neighborhood of Pittsburgh.According to information presented to the Court, Mobley stole a package from a resident of an apartment building in the Oakland/Shadyside area. The package had been shipped through the United States Postal Service and was stolen by Mobley from the mailbox receptacle area of the apartment building. This was the third time that Mobley, who was under federal supervision for a previous conviction at the time of the theft, has been federally charged and convicted for mail theft.Prior to imposing sentence, Judge Hardy stated that mail theft is a very significant offense that is not only a personal invasion to the victim of the theft, but also erodes public trust in the postal system. Judge Hardy added that Mobley’s sentencing should send a message to other individuals who think about stealing mail that they could be imprisoned for such an offense.Assistant United States Attorney Nicole A. Stockey prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.United States Attorney Rivetti commended the United States Postal Inspection Service for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Mobley.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice