A former Connecticut postal employee has pleaded guilty to fraud and mail theft after depositing $156,000 in fraudulent checks, federal officials said .

Kierra Blount, 35, formerly of Stamford and currently residing in Plymouth, North Carolina, pleaded guilty Friday before U.S. District Judge Sarala Nagala in Hartford to one count of bank fraud, which carries a maximum term of 30 years in prison, and one count of unlawful possession of stolen mail, which carries a maximum term of five years in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut .

Court records show that Blount, while employed by the U.S. Postal Service in Stamford, reportedly stole mail and obtained stolen mail for the purpose of obtaining checks that were payable to other individuals. In

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