EAST ST. LOUIS — A 45-year-old Okawville man has been indicted in federal court with one count mail theft and four counts possessing stolen mail.

Seth Sorensen was indicted with stealing mail out of a residential mailbox on R&R Drive in Okawville.

Sorenson was also charged with possession of stolen mail addressed to a second Okawville resident, plus three residents in Collinsville.

All of the crimes allegedly happened back in February 2019. Sorensen is currently serving a 3-year sentence for an unrelated crime.

Each of his federal charges is punishable by up to 5 years in prison.

The investigation was conducted by the US Postal Inspection Service, the Collinsville Police Department, and the Okawville Police Department.