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Probation for ex-postal worker who admitted stealing mail to support drug habit

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No prison time for worker who stole packages and gift cards from mail

 
 
A federal judge calls it the ‘most egregious’ case of mail theft he has ever seen in his courtroom. 

A Cashton man admitted to stealing 5000 pieces of mail in a little over one month as a clerk at the La Crosse post office. 

Justin Cain says a heroin habit led him to steal mail to make money. 

Despite the high volume of thefts, Judge William Conley has given Cain a break…five years on probation. 

The thefts happened during the fall of 2013.  
 

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.

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