ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A mail carrier has admitted to stealing checks and selling a key that allowed others to steal mail.

Cambria M. Hopkins, 30, of Florissant, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and one count of unlawful use of a mail key.

Hopkins, a mail carrier based in Clayton, sold her “arrow key” that allowed access to U.S. Postal Service collection boxes to Malik A. Jones. Jones then paid others to steal mail using the key.

Prosecutors said Hopkins also stole mail at the Post Office and mail that she encountered on her route. Jones allegedly paid Hopkins with cash, through CashApp or in groceries.

The crimes occurred between August 2022 and August 2023.

Jones pleaded guilty in October to bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.

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