Rubin David Adams, a Minneapolis resident, has been sentenced to 132 months in prison for his role in robbing U.S. Postal Service letter carriers and conducting a check forgery scheme. The sentencing was announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson.
Court documents reveal that over two days, Adams, aged 28, robbed two postal workers at gunpoint in Edina and Brooklyn Center. He stole Postal Service keys from one of the victims, allowing him access to secure mail collection boxes. With these keys, Adams executed a check fraud operation by stealing mail from several Twin Cities-area collection boxes and using it to pass forged checks.
At the time of these robberies, Adams was on supervised release in Georgia and was wearing an ankle monitor that confirmed his involvement in each crime. He faced multiple charges including armed robbery of a mail carrier, theft of Postal Service keys, and mail theft.
“Serious crimes demand serious federal time,” stated Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson. “Adams went on a two-day crime spree and, for that, will spend a decade in federal prison.”
In addition to his prison sentence, Adams received five years of supervised release and must pay $77,998.33 in restitution as ruled by Judge Eric C. Tostrud at the U.S District Court. During sentencing, Judge Tostrud emphasized the importance of the United States Postal Service: “People will stop trusting the mail if they believe it will be stolen.”
Steve Hodges from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service Denver Division commented: “Our nation’s letter carriers deserve to go to work without fear of harm from a robbery or attack.” He highlighted that such attacks are also assaults on communities served by postal employees.
The investigation involved multiple agencies including the United States Postal Inspection Service, Edina Police Department, Brooklyn Center Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation among others.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Evan B. Gilead prosecuted this case.
