Florida postal worker hoarded about 125,000 pieces of mail since 2003.

A mail carrier, accused of stockpiling mail for years that should have been delivered to Bronson residents, entered a guilty plea Friday to a federal charge regarding the delay or destruction of mail, court records showed. Rose Conklin is facing a maximum five-year prison term, followed by three years of probation and a $250,000 fine in the case. A sentencing hearing is set for November at the federal courthouse in Gainesville.

...."Investigators received a tip Conklin wasn't delivering all the mail on her route and started following her in April, court records stated. Officials began specifically placing certain pieces of mail for Conklin to deliver but found the items - a greeting card envelope with a Target gift card inside and two other greeting cards - didn't arrive. When interviewed, investigators reported Conklin admitted she wasn't delivering some mail.

..."It took officials more than 40 containers, which each could hold more than 4,000 pieces of mail, to pack up the missing mail. The mail then was transported to Jacksonville in two semis and has been treated as evidence in the case.

Last month, letters went out from the U.S. Postal Service to Bronson residents reporting that the mail was being kept as evidence until court proceedings ended. Officials plan to then deliver some of the mail. But the poor condition of many of the pieces, some which are now moldy, might prevent them from being returned, the letter stated.