Ralph Minni, 54, of Rochester, NY, USPS station manager
Greece, New York
"On multiple occasions between May 2018, and May 2, 2022, Minni used his position as the Greece Post Office station manager to take parcels containing controlled substances, such as marijuana, out of the mail stream and into his private office, remove the contents, and then return the empty packages back into the mail stream.
Minni then transported the controlled substances to his residence, where he would store and redistribute the narcotics to other individuals.
On three occasions in March and April of 2022, Minni distributed quantities of cocaine to a coworker, who then proceeded to snort the cocaine off Minni’s office desk in his presence.
On May 2, 2022, a search warrant was executed at Minni’s residence during which investigators recovered quantities of marijuana, approximately 700 grams of cocaine, approximately 40 firearms, and over 19,000 rounds of ammunition.
Minni was arrested that same day after leaving the Greece Post Office.
Officers recovered a quantity of marijuana from inside his vehicle, which he had removed from a mailed package and planned to take back to his residence for subsequent sale and distribution."
His girlfriend, Grace Marie Lopez, 30, was arrested also.
He's pleaded guilty
Former Postal Manager Who Stole Drugs From the Mail Pleads Guilty to Drug and Gun Charges | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Ralph Minni, 54, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, and possession of a firearm by an unlawful user of a...
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