Stockton man sentenced in postal thefts

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A former Sacramento postal worker has been sentenced to prison and detention for his role in postal thefts, according to U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner.

According to court documents, Saravy Yem, 31, of Stockton, was an employee of the Postal Service at a bulk mail processing facility in West Sacramento from 2010 to 2011. Over the course of approximately a year, Yem and another postal employee, co-defendant Angel Pantoja‑Lopez, stole approximately 384 smart phones being shipped by a cellular phone service provider to its customers around the country. The defendants would sell the stolen phones for cash in the greater Sacramento area.

Yem was sentenced to 10 months in prison and eight months of home detention at his hearing on Thursday, February 26, 2015.

Pantoja-Lopez was sentenced on May 22, 2014, to two years and four months in prison and two additional months of home detention, and to pay $6,514 in restitution to postal customers who lost money because of his crimes.

This case was the product of an investigation by the United States Postal Service, Office of Inspector General. Assistant United States Attorney Matthew G. Morris prosecuted the case.