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Mauro Paul Coluzzi, a Sydney postman aged 57, was sentenced to prison until December 2027 for stealing over 100 bank cards from customers' mail and engaging in fraud worth more than $130,000. Coluzzi used the stolen cards to purchase gold jewellery, phones, and other goods totaling nearly $30,000. His criminal actions were driven by a severe gambling addiction that had persisted for years. The judge emphasized the significant breach of trust involved in stealing from secure mail deliveries.
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Mauro Paul Coluzzi, a 57-year-old postman from Sydney's eastern suburbs, was sentenced to jail until December 2027 for stealing dozens of bank cards and defrauding customers and their banks of over $130,000. Over 15 months, Coluzzi and two co-conspirators used the stolen cards to purchase gold jewelry, phones, and even online gaming gift cards, with Coluzzi personally obtaining nearly $30,000 in cash and goods. His actions, which included stealing cards from secure mail on his route, were driven by a debilitating gambling addiction that had cost him millions of dollars over his lifetime. The judge highlighted the breach of trust involved in stealing items meant for safe delivery to customers, emphasizing the significant impact on community confidence in postal services. Coluzzi’s arrest came just 12 hours after he purchased two 24-carat gold bracelets with stolen funds.
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A postman's crippling gambling addiction spiralled into purchases of gold jewellery, phones and even online gaming gift cards with stolen bank cards.
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addiction → see → cards
Mauro Paul Coluzzi's family members broke down in court as he was jailed until December 2027 for leading two criminal syndicates funded with pilfered plastic.
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he → break → plastic
The disgraced postie, 57, stole dozens of cards out of secure mail on his beat in Sydney's eastern suburbs.
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postie → steal → suburbs
Over 15 months, Coluzzi and two co-conspirators defrauded customers and their banks of more than $130,000.
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Coluzzi → defraud → 130,000
The postie personally obtained nearly $30,000 in cash and goods from the stolen cards, including two 24-carat gold bracelets bought a mere 12 hours before his arrest.
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postie → obtain → arrest
Coluzzi reduced community confidence in the reliability of the postal service and prison time was a must, Judge Jillian Kiely found.
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Kiely → reduce → service
'(Cards) were stolen from the post which was a significant breach of trust ... to safely deliver these items to customers,' she said in Sydney's Sutherland Local Court on Thursday.
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she → steal → Thursday
An unblemished postal worker since 2007, Coluzzi began looking for new ways to fund a debilitating gambling addiction in early 2024, Judge Kiely said.
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Kiely → begin → 2024
A postman's crippling gambling addiction spiralled into purchases of gold jewellery, phones and even online gaming gift cards with stolen bank cards (stock image)
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addiction → spiral → cards
'F***, I hope they all work, I need money bro,' Coluzzi told one of his co-offenders.
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Coluzzi → hope → offenders
'I'm f***ed bro, I gotta pay my credit card.
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I → got → card
The agreed facts of the case state that, by the end of the scheme, Coluzzi was worried about changes to Australia Post procedures that would stop him from accessing new cards.
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that → agree → cards
'It's only gonna be parcels bro, and I can't f***ing touch parcels,' he said to an unnamed person.
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he → go → person
Australia Post has zero tolerance for illegal activity in its network, a spokeswoman told AAP.
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spokeswoman → have → AAP
'We worked very closely with NSW Police throughout their investigation and continually review systems and processes to strengthen the security of our operations.'
Coluzzi is estimated to have gambled millions of dollars throughout his life and the excessive losses put repeated strain on his marriage, Judge Kiely said.
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Kiely → work → marriage
For 15 months, the postie and his cronies systematically stole dozens of cards from secure mail and obtained more than $100,000 in cash and fraudulent purchases.
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postie → steal → cash
Australia Post has zero tolerance for illegal activity in its network, a spokeswoman told AAP (stock image)
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spokeswoman → have → image
Perfume, a night out in Darling Harbour, scented candles and more than a dozen phones and tablets were bought by the three men with the stolen cards.
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Perfume → buy → cards
Coluzzi's barrister Troy Edwards SC argued a community sentence would be an appropriate punishment for the 57-year-old.
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sentence → argue → old
But Judge Kiely said the offending was too serious for any sentence but jail.
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offending → say → jail
As Coluzzi was led away by sheriff's officers from the court, a member of his family collapsed and had to be assisted from the court.
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member → lead → court
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