Re: Opening another persons mail

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On 10/23/07, Amy Lonsway wrote:
> I have a question about mail tampering. I have a roommate
> who we suspect is throwing away are mail and also opening
> it. We caught her the other day opening a bill that wasn't
> addressed to her. We all split the bills, but each bill is
> under someones name. For instance, I have the water bill
> and it is clearly addressed to me and only me. Is it
> illegal for her to open it? I was just wondering because it
> is addressed to me and if the bill isn't paid or is late
> only I get in trouble for not paying or for it being late
> since it is in my name. That has been the only time we
> caught her and I've been missing other pieces of mail that
> have been sent to me. I plan on filing a complaint but I
> was just curious if that was illegal. Thanks, Amy

Rather than file a complaint (which you can do at your local
post office) why not just get a new roomate you trust? No
need to make it a federal case.