A former United States Postal Service employee was criminally charged Tuesday over allegedly throwing away mail he was entrusted to deliver – including approximately 300 mail-in ballots to registered voters in Utah.

Damon Matai Seei, 34, of Payson, Utah, was indicted by a federal grand jury last week and has been charged with unlawful secretion, destruction and delay of mail, according to the Department of Justice.

“When American voters lawfully cast their vote, they should feel confident that it is counted,” Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter said in a statement. “Allegedly throwing away hundreds of ballots is a serious federal crime that undermines the integrity of our elections. Ballot integrity is not a partisan issue.”

Court documents claimed the defendant was working as a letter carrier for USPS on June 3, 2026, and was tasked with delivering mail to at least 300 Eagle Mountain residents. However, he allegedly threw away some of the mail, which he had been entrusted to deliver, into a dumpster in a church parking lot.

Among the mail were hundreds of mail-in ballots that were sent to Eagle Mountain residents to allow them to vote in a June 23 primary election. It was not clear if Seei knew that the mail he threw out included the mail-in ballots.

“When the defendant allegedly threw away the mail he was entrusted to deliver, he also threw away the chance for those citizens to exercise their right to vote,” U.S. Attorney Melissa Holyoak for the District of Utah said. “Our office, along with our law enforcement partners, takes these offenses seriously and will continue to investigate them to ensure justice is served for anyone whose constitutional right to vote has been infringed.”

Seei’s next court appearance is scheduled for Nov. 30. He has not entered a plea in the case so far.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.