MOORHEAD — One of two women charged with stealing mail in Moorhead was sentenced Monday, Oct. 15 in Clay County District Court.

Amanda Joy Liebert, 31, Moorhead, was sentenced to five years of probation for one felony count of mail theft.

Other charges were dropped as part of a plea deal.

A co-defendant in the case, Cheryl Ann Gorden, 36, Moorhead, was earlier sentenced to serve 70 days in jail, with 295 additional days stayed for two years. She pleaded guilty to one gross misdemeanor count of theft and four felony counts of mail theft were dismissed.

Gorden worked for the U.S. Postal Service at the time of the reported thefts.

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The Moorhead Post Office previously told the Forum she is no longer a mail carrier.

Both will have to pay some form of restitution.

In addition to serving probation, Liebert is also required to spend about 12-14 days in jail.

She will be subject to probation conditions that include undergoing a chemical dependency evaluation and abstaining from alcohol and mood-altering drugs.

According to court documents, a Moorhead resident contacted police in October 2017, about suspicions he had regarding possible thefts from his mailbox, as a gift card he sent to a relative never made it to the intended address but was used the Target store in Moorhead.

Other neighbors reported similar suspicions to police, court records show.

A U.S. Postal Service inspector told police Gorden had been seen several times with a passenger in her mail vehicle, something against Postal Service policy.

Gorden told police she began stealing mail in early September 2017 and did so because she needed cash to make ends meet and buy cigarettes, court records show.

Court documents show Liebert told authorities she and Gorden worked together to steal mail, especially ones that appeared to contain gift cards, and threw away anything they couldn't use, like checks.