WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
CHICAGO - A federal jury in Chicago has convicted a woman of assaulting a United States Postal Service mail carrier following a two-day trial.
DIANE BRINKLEY assaulted the mail carrier on June 9, 2025, in Chicago. The mail carrier was delivering mail at a home near Brinkley's former residence when Brinkley approached and began yelling at her. Brinkley shoved the postal carrier, causing the mail carrier to fall onto the concrete steps of a home. When the mail carrier stood up, Brinkley struck her a second time, knocking the mail carrier down again.
Brinkley, 56, of Chicago, was convicted of a fede...