For nearly two decades, Mauro Coluzzi carried the quiet covenant of the postal worker — that what is entrusted to him will arrive untouched. In Sydney's eastern suburbs, that covenant broke under the weight of a gambling addiction spanning a lifetime, drawing two other men into a 15-month scheme that stripped over $100,000 from unsuspecting recipients and the institutions that served them. A court in Sutherland has now answered that breach with imprisonment, reminding us that the systems holding civil life together are only as sound as the integrity of those who operate within them.
Postman jailed for stealing bank cards from mail to fund gambling addiction
Family members experienced emotional distress in court, with one collapsing as Coluzzi was led away; his marriage endured repeated strain from gambling losses.