Mailman Steals 2,200 Games From GameFly, in a value of $86,000

[Brando212]

Seems like he was planning a getaway.

Have you failed to receive your game from mail game rental company GameFly? Then perhaps this will explain it.

Reginald Johnson, 34, of Germantown, was a mail-processing clerk who worked at a distribution center in Philadelphia who was found to have stolen a massive number of GameFly mailings all totaling in a value of $86,000.

Postal Service's Office of Inspector General received reports of missing mailings during late 2007. After conducting surveillance test, officials determined that that Johnson was stealing mailings from GameFly.

When federal agents tried to arrest Johnson, he hopped into his SUV and sped off before he crashed his vehicle. Following the crash, Johnson fled into in foot carrying a duffel bag.

The feds eventually caught up with Johnson and found 81 GameFly mailings in his bag along with another 79 that was left in the SUV. Also in the vehicle were five Nintendo Wii Sports, three Wii Fits, a PlayStation console and game controllers. Authorities also found GameStop receipts, which could be from games and hardware Johnson obtained from trading in games.

Johnson now works for Hatfield Quality Meats in Lansdale and faces from 12 to 18 months in prison. Read more here.

Source : TomsGuide

[Brando212]

all I can say to this is wow

also - I'm past 500 posts now !!!

[cyberwolf]

What the heck did he intend to do with 2200 games ?
He wanted to open his own gameshop

Besides, he got caught because he got greedy, if there would have been 10-20 missing games, probably nobody would have discovered.

[Brando212]

yeah, not the smartest thing to do on his part

but it makes for an entertaining article