MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – A Robertsdale man who was employed as a contract postal worker for the U.S. Postal Service admitted that he failed to deliver hundreds of pieces of mail.

Timothy Chandler, 23, pleaded guilty to delay or destruction of the mail.

According to Chandler’s written plea agreement, he had a delivery route that included homes and businesses. Robertsdale police responded on Nov. 29 to a complaint about a large amount of undelivered mail found last year found in an apartment recently rented to him. It was enough to fill about eight post office bins.

Officers found mail on the living room floor, under chair cushions, in the stove, on top of cabinets and inside of the refrigerator.

More mail was in trash bags, and several greeting cards sent through the mail had been opened, according to the plea document.

Investigators also found 66 empty bins.

A federal judge set sentencing for Aug. 31. Chandler faces a maximum of five years in prison, but prosecutors have agreed to recommend leniency.