Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Corona, is seeking to stiffen federal penalties for mail theft amid ongoing acts of thievery throughout the Inland Empire and elsewhere.“Americans continue to suffer from dramatic increases in mail theft here and around the country,” Calvert said Tuesday, Jan. 24. “It’s clear we must send a stronger message and have a more effective deterrent for would-be mail thieves. That’s why I have introduced the ‘Ensuring the Safety of Our Mail Act,’ which would double the jail time for anyone convicted of mail theft.”The congressman reintroduced House Resolution 446, which had been brought forward but failed to gain traction in Congress’ previous session.Under federal law, the maximum sentence for a person convicted of postal theft is five years behi
