Officials are searching to find out who has been stealing student mail before it hits the UCF mailroom.
The UCF mailroom staff discovered that a piece of mail on Sept. 20 appeared to have been opened prior to arriving at UCF. The mailroom staff notified the student and the Postal Service Office of the Inspector General. Since then, UCF reported that a total of 19 opened letters have been discovered either at the distribution center or at the housing mailroom. Of the 19 opened letters, six students reported items missing, mostly gift cards.
It is a federal offense to tamper with mail. Each time there is an incident, UCF has notified the student and the Office of the Inspector General.
“We are working diligently with the Office of the Inspector General to determine what exactly is going on and to stop whomever is responsible for these incidents. Any details about the office’s investigation would need to come from that agency,” said Zenaida Kotala of UCF News and Information.
The UCF mailroom receives the mail from the Postal Service, where it is distributed to the mail areas on the on-campus housing communities.
