A former mail carrier in New Jersey was arrested on Oct. 7 for discarding mail, including almost 100 election ballots, according to court documents.
Nicholas Beauchene, 26, of Kearny, New Jersey, was charged with one count of delay, secretion, or detention of mail and one count of obstruction of mail. Beauchene had been a mail carrier with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) since July, according to a criminal complaint.