A United States Postal Service employee has been arrested and charged following an investigation into alleged mail theft at the Oakdale Post Office, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced Thursday.
Jovanni Jamison-Lewis, 35, of Mastic Beach, was arrested and arraigned on multiple charges, including Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree, after investigators say she stole items from sealed envelopes entrusted to the U.S. mail while working as a postal clerk.
According to prosecutors, the alleged thefts occurred on November 19, 2025, when Jamison-Lewis is accused of removing two sealed envelopes from an outgoing mail bin at the Oakdale Post Office. Each envelope contained a greeting card and gifts intended for recipients. One card held a T.J. Maxx gift card, while the other contained three New York State Lottery scratch-off tickets.
One of the envelopes had been mailed by a Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office investigator operating in an undercover capacity. Authorities allege Jamison-Lewis opened both envelopes, removed their contents, and returned the empty greeting cards to the outgoing mail stream.
Video surveillance allegedly captured Jamison-Lewis the following day using the stolen T.J. Maxx gift card at a Port Jefferson Station store. Items purchased with the card were later recovered at the time of her arrest.
Jamison-Lewis was arrested on November 24, 2025, by Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office investigators in coordination with agents from the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General. Investigators allege that at the time of her arrest, Jamison-Lewis had stolen mail concealed on her person. Additional search warrants executed at her home and vehicle allegedly resulted in the recovery of 20 more pieces of stolen mail.
Jamison-Lewis had been employed by the USPS since November 2024 but resigned from her position on December 1, 2025, following her arrest.
On December 12, 2025, Jamison-Lewis was arraigned before Acting County Court Judge Pierce Cohalan on charges of Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree, Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Fourth Degree, Petit Larceny, and Official Misconduct. She was released without bail, as the charges are non-bail eligible under New York State law, and is scheduled to return to court on January 6, 2025.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Katharine R. D’Aquila of the Public Corruption Bureau. The investigation was conducted by the District Attorney’s Public Corruption Squad in collaboration with the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General.
The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office is asking anyone in the Oakdale postal area who believes they may be a victim of similar theft to contact the Public Corruption Squad at (631) 853-4626.
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