United States v. Cunningham

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

GETTLEMAN, District Judge.

On April 13, 1994, a Chicago Sun-Times reporter notified the United States Postal Service that mail was located under the porch of a house at 1834 South Troy, Chicago, Illinois (the “house”). 1 Acting on this tip, postal inspectors retrieved approximately 768 pieces of identifiable mail that were designated for delivery in October 1987 and March 1988. Three canvas mailbags were also discovered under the porch.

Investigation revealed that: defendant Ku-fus Cunningham had owned the house from at least May 1986 to July 1993; defendant…