Benita D. Randle Pleads Guilty in St Louis Usps Employee Fraud Case

Benita D. Randle, a former U.S. Postal Service supervisor, pleaded guilty Monday in the st louis usps employee fraud case after admitting she stole 89 checks from St. Louis mail. She entered one count of theft of mail by a U.S. Postal Service employee.

Investigators said the checks carried a total value of $369,248. Randle, 43, worked at the St. Louis Processing and Distribution Center, where she had access to all mail handled at the center for the St. Louis metropolitan areas.

St. Louis Processing and Distribution Center

Randle’s guilty plea ties the case to a sorting facility that processes, sorts and distributes all non-parcel mail for the St. Louis metropolitan areas. Prosecutors said she stole checks between September and October 2023 and gave the mail to John W. Harrison, 26, of Black Jack.

Harrison later opened the mail and removed the checks. In February, he pleaded guilty to one count of possession of stolen mail matter.

Repossession Discovery

The case came to light after Randle’s car was repossessed for not maintaining insurance. The dealership found an AR-style gun, cocaine, fentanyl and loose checks, and St. Charles Police Department officers were called to the scene.

Randle arrived at the dealership at the same time officers did. She told investigators with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General that she did not handle mail at work and never drove the car, but investigators later determined she stole the 89 checks and that a counterfeit check using the same bank account and payor information was also found.

Sentencing Dates

Randle is set to be sentenced Aug. 20. Harrison is set to be sentenced June 3, leaving both cases in the hands of the court after the guilty pleas tied the stolen mail, the counterfeit check and the repossession discovery together.