Buffalo man admits to possession of postal service key, conspiracy to commit mail theft

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man is facing up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit mail theft and possession of a postal service key, the United States District Attorney's Office said.

According to officials, Antonio Jones, Jr., 25, stole mail from mail receptacles in Cheektowaga on Oct. 2, 2024. Jones and two co-conspirators also used a stolen key to open blue collection mailboxes outside of a Cheektowaga post office and steal the mail inside.

Jones and his co-conspirators, Eric Michael Robinson and Lamor Runell Bolden, were stopped by law enforcement and Jones allegedly admitted to opening other mailboxes around Western New York.

Robinson and Bolden are awaiting sentencing after previously being convicted.

Jones is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct.