WEST HAVEN, CT — A West Haven woman, who was employed as a U.S. postal clerk in Westbrook and Chester, is accused of stealing mail and faces federal charges, according to authorities. A federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging Ana Guity, 30, of West Haven, with three counts of theft of mail matter by a U.S. postal employee, U.S. States Attorney Deirdre M. Daly announced on Wednesday.

The indictment was returned on May 18 and Guity entered a plea of not guilty in Bridgeport federal court on Tuesday and was released on a $25,000 bond, according to Daly.

Guity was employed by the U.S. Postal Service as a window clerk at post offices in Westbrook and Chester. Guity is accused of stealing numerous letters from the mail, primarily greeting cards that she suspected would contain gift cards or cash, in late 2016 and early 2017, Daly said in a press release.