Oregon man sentenced to prison for mail theft

HINES, Ore. (KTVZ) Patrick Wright, a 44-year-old man from Burns was sentenced today to 45 days in federal prison for repeatedly stealing mail. Wright, a former U.S. Postal Service employee at the Hines, Ore., Post Office, also received two years of supervised release and was ordered to pay over $2,000 in restitution.

The sentencing follows Wright's guilty plea today to one count of theft of mail by a postal employee. Court documents indicate that from January 2024 through June 2024, Wright stole contents, including money and gift cards, from mail while working at the Hines Post Office. A federal grand jury in Eugene returned a one-count indictment against Wright on April 17, 2025.