A former U.S. Postal Service employee from Taylor took about $500 from several greeting cards belonging to at least 10 households along his mail route in Scranton over one month, according to documents filed in federal court.

Bruce J. Kizer, 37, will be arraigned on Oct. 29 in Wilkes-Barre by U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph F. Saporito Jr. for one count of obstruction of mail.

U.S. Attorney Peter J. Smith's office filed a criminal information in the Middle District of Pennsylvania on Oct. 9 following an investigation by the postal service's Office of Inspector General, which is comparable to an internal affairs division within the agency.

"It's not indicative of what our postal employees do every day and the job that they do delivering the nation's mail," postal service spokeswoman Karen Mazurkiewicz said. "These are definitely the anomalies."

The thefts occurred on various dates from May 2014 through June 2014, according to court documents. Kizer began his employment with the postal service in October 2013, said Special Agent Scott Balfour, public information officer with the agency's OIG. He has since resigned. Special agents within the postal service received complaints from customers regarding missing mail, prompting an investigation, Balfour said.

Kizer opened mail, took out money and then delivered the mail. Investigators interviewed Kizer, but Special Agent Balfour declined to disclose what Kizer said. Though the agency identified at least 10 victims, that number may grow, Special Agent Balfour said. The case remains open. Kizer's attorney, Patrick M. Rogan, declined to comment when contacted Wednesday.

An attempt to reach Kizer at his home was unsuccessful.