Nora R. Dannehy, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Luis H. Servan, 44, of High View Avenue, Stamford, pleaded guilty today before United States Magistrate Judge Joan G. Margolis in New Haven to one count of obstruction of the United States Mail.

According to court documents and statements made in court, between July 2009 and September 2009, Servan, while employed by the United States Postal Service in Stamford, removed various items from mail that came across his mail station, including a Mercedes Benz key, a Spirit of ‘76 coin with a chain, and a 1976 Nevada American Revolution Bicentennial Medallion. The total value of the items taken was approximately $280.

Judge Margolis has scheduled sentencing for March 8, 2010, at which time Servan faces a maximum term of imprisonment of six months and a fine of up to $5,000.

Servan is no longer employed by the United States Postal Service.

This case was investigated by the United States Postal Service, Office of Inspector General. The case is being prosecuted by Senior Litigation Counsel Richard J. Schechter with the assistance of law student intern Alex Tausanovitch.

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