GRAND RAPIDS — A U.S. Postal Services employee working in Holt was charged with stealing cash and gift cards from mail she was supposed to deliver, according to court records.

Shamick Jones, a rural carrier associate for USPS in Holt, was charged in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan with theft of mail contents by a postal service employee.

Jones opened greeting card envelopes from February to June and stole gift cards and cash from them, according to court records.

A Grand Jury handed down an indictment on Dec. 18. If convicted, Jones faces a maximum of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. She would have to also pay restitution.

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