SOUTH BEND - Tyson Scott, 52 years old, of Elkhart, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Cristal C. Brisco after pleading guilty to delay of mail by a postal service employee, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.

Scott was sentenced to 12 months' probation.

According to documents in the case, Scott was working as a United States Postal Service carrier when, in October of 2023, he was entrusted to deliver mail on an Elkhart city route. Several customers reported to the Postal Service that they had not received their mail. While Scott initially claimed he had delivered the mail in question, he later admitted that he hid over 900 pieces of mail in a storage unit instead of delivering it. After a search of the storage unit, the mail was found and the U.S. Postal Service was able to successfully deliver the mail to its customers.

This case was investigated by the United States Postal Inspection Service. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jerome W. McKeever.