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Postal Worker Pinches 3,000 Netflix DVDs, Pleads Guilty to Federal Theft

Posted 09/23/09 at 12:00:28 PM  by Paul Lilly

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Perhaps Myles Weathers' biggest mistake was not calling it quits after stealing 2,000 Netflix DVDs instead of 3,012. Or maybe he should have been more careful about removing the DVDs from Netflix mailers in front of surveillance cameras. Then again, the whole idea is dumb to begin with, and we imagine the 49-year-old former postal worker is kicking himself pretty hard right about now.

Weathers, who worked at a mail processing and distribution center in Springfield, Massachusetts, was picked up by authorities last year after Neflix officials fielded a hunch that perhaps thousands of missing DVDs meant something shady was going on. Surveillance footage confirmed the suspicion when it showed Weathers stuffing the stolen DVDs into his backpack, but not before he managed to lift over 3,000 discs valued at more than $30,000.

Weathers pleaded guilty yesterday to federal theft charges and is scheduled to be sentenced December 23, 2009. His felony plea carries a maximum of 5 years in prison, but will likely receive 1 year, The Smoking Gun reports.

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TAGS: movies, dvd, legal, law, NetFlix, court
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avatarWhere's the fine?

Submitted by JohnP on Thu, 09/24/2009 - 2:31am

 He gets one year in jail but the poor lady gets a $1.92 million dollar fine for having her computer sharing stuff that can be bought for 99 cents. Now if he had COPIED the movies...

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avatarwow, what an asshat, as a

Submitted by catoichi on Wed, 09/23/2009 - 4:59pm

wow, what an asshat, as a postal carrier, you have to be a total retard to steal stuff. throwing away a $26 an hour job for a bunch of netflix. Especially since he's 49, he has to have 20 years in service just to have thrown it away for a couple of bucks of stuff... makes me wonder about some ppl's intelligence.

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avatarUpload.

Submitted by punditguy on Wed, 09/23/2009 - 4:21pm

@roleki: Upload, not download. Nobody got in trouble for downloading music.

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avatarHmmm

Submitted by roleki on Wed, 09/23/2009 - 10:29am

The lesson here is: if you commit 3000 individual acts of larceny wherein you misapprehend 30,000.00 worth of private property from the mail system, you're still better off than you would be if you were caught downloading 24 shitty songs.  

 

Wow. 

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avatarWhat's with the mud-flap silhouette babe?

Submitted by Wildebeast on Wed, 09/23/2009 - 10:25am

Is it the USPS, or Netflix that has radically changed their logo --and I missed it? Or ---is this the special uniform they wear, when delivering (*gasp*) Porn??

Too bad he didn't try to copy, share, or distribute them... then the Motion Pictures version of the MPAA could sue him, and get a cash award more or less in the amount of the Gross Domestic Product.

1-5 seems pretty good, by comparison, even for a Federal Grand Theft charge. He's also lost a fairly decent job, any pension & benefits he was earning.

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avataryep

Submitted by BaggerX on Wed, 09/23/2009 - 11:56am

He'll have a tough time finding a new job when he gets out too.  This is why it pays to think big and steal money in a white-collar job.  Sure, you might get caught, but it's less likely and the penalties are about the same.  Not to mention that as a CEO or banker, you can probably still get a job again after a conviction.  Hell, if you did it and didn't get caught, you can basically put it on your resume.  That stuff facilitates huge bonuses for all involved!

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