United States Postal Service

31-year-old Winston McLeod was sentenced in US District Court in Portland to 57 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.

The U.S. Postal Service wanted to move services from its Hampden facility to Scarborough as part of a national consolidation plan, a proposal that was widely opposed by the local employee union and Maine's congressional delegation.

Senator Susan Collins said the decision "jeopardizes the reliable delivery of mail, including critical medication, for Mainers."

As Postmaster General Louis DeJoy calls for reform, postal workers in Maine and around the country held a day of action on Tuesday to protest recent…