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(U.S. Postal Service)

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A former mail man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal charge after being caught discarding a bundle of ads he was supposed to deliver.

Jeffrey Wojcik, 36, of the Buffalo suburb of Cheektowaga faces up to six months in prison after pleading guilty to obstruction of the mails, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

A witness reported that the United States Postal Service employee failed to deliver a bundle of Bed Bath & Beyond store advertisements. The mail was later recovered and delivered.

Wojcik also could be fined $5,000 when he's sentenced in August.