From the U.S. Attrorney:
FEDERAL JUDGE SENTENCES MAN TO MORE THAN FOUR YEARS IN PRISON FOR ROBBING UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE CARRIER IN CHICAGO
Federal Judge Sentences Man to More Than Four Years in Prison for Robbing United States Postal Service Carrier in Chicago
CHICAGO — A federal judge has sentenced a man to more than four years in prison for robbing a United States Postal Service letter carrier in Chicago.
The robbery occurred on March 31, 2020, in the 1900 block of North Albany Avenue in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood.
DONTE HUGHES and another individual approached the carrier from behind as she was delivering mail.
The other individual wrapped both arms around the carrier, preventing her from moving, while Hughes reached into the carrier’s pocket and demanded property.
The victim complied with the demand and turned over official USPS property.
Hughes and the other individual then fled the area on foot.
Hughes was arrested in 2024.
At the time of the robbery, he was on probation for a firearm-related conviction in state court.
Hughes, 34, of Chicago, pleaded guilty last year to a federal robbery charge.
On Feb. 4, 2026, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey I. Cummings sentenced Hughes to four years and three months in federal prison for the robbery of the postal carrier.
The sentence was announced by Andrew S. Boutros, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, and Mary T. Johnson, Acting Inspector-in-Charge of the Chicago Division of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. Valuable assistance was provided by the Chicago Police Department. The government was represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Chang.
