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Mass. Mailman Steals 30K DVDs

Yearlong 2007 crime was noticed when, well, DVDs started disappearing en masse

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(Newser) – A former Massachusetts postal worker has pleaded guilty to stealing 30,000 Netflix DVDs that passed through the Springfield post office, the Republican reports. Investigators got wise to the crime—which spanned all of 2007—when the company noticed it was losing up to a 100 DVDs a week in the area. Myles Weathers’ guilty plea could drop his sentence from a possible 5 years to 10 months. He owes Netflix $36,000 for the discs—and $2,000 in extra mailing costs.

Netflix headquarters in Los Gatos, Calif.
Netflix headquarters in Los Gatos, Calif.   (AP Photo)
A USPS Processing and Distribution Center.
A USPS Processing and Distribution Center.   (AP Photo)
A successfully delivered DVD.
A successfully delivered DVD.   (AP Photo)
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Doctor_Zaius
Sep 22, 09 1:59 PM CDT
It would take almost 7 years of constant viewing to watch 30,000 DVD's. Reply
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pwnage
Sep 22, 09 2:11 PM CDT
Or 30 trips to the pawn shop with 1000 DVDs per trip.
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npkimmey
Sep 22, 09 2:25 PM CDT
Perhaps that was his retirement plan?
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Reader64481089
Sep 22, 09 2:31 PM CDT
@ Doctor, perhaps the court system might grant him time now to sit back, relax and watch them all? Hope he has popcorn, he also could use the butter as a lube perhaps?
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scootersrockin
Sep 22, 09 2:10 PM CDT
That is a lot of DVD's. I'm sure most of them hit eBay. Reply
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