A United States Postal Service (USPS) worker from Tennessee was captured on camera dumping hundreds of mail into the garbage.
A local resident who clicked the video could be heard saying in the background that the worker was throwing private mail of Americans into dumpsters. The video attracted millions of eyeballs only on TikTok within a couple of days, which prompted the USPS to take action. The employee has now been given a non-duty status while the relevant authorities carry out the investigations.
The worker, wearing a white shirt and blue shorts, could be seen filling his tray multiple times with mail from his truck and then throwing it in the trash.
After dumping thousands of mail, the worker went to the dumpster and tried to rearrange the garbage, with the possible intention of concealing the mail beneath other items.
The stunned woman, who shot the video and was visibly distressed, said in the background that people send their checks and bills through the mail, adding that she was witnessing the federal crime happening in front of her. The TikToker also commented on the video that the employee is looking around him for fear of being spotted. The woman also said that now she realizes why her mails get delayed at times.
The disturbing incident also moved thousands of other TikTokers, who went to the comments section to express their frustration.
One person wrote that it is disturbing to see such a situation as most people are highly dependent on getting their mail on time, which even includes critical medical items.
Another person, who claimed to be a former worker of the USPS, noted that he and his colleagues were warned in their training that they would face jail time if they were ever found dumping mail.
This is not the first time that a USPS employee has been spotted dumping mail. In 2020, another USPS worker was seen doing this, for which he was eventually charged with multiple crimes.
Dumping mail like this carries a prison term of five years alongside hefty fines that could go as high as $250,000.
