A Former Northeast Tennessee Postal Worker Who Hid Piles Of Mail In Her Blountville Home Won’t Be Spending Any Time Behind Bars. A Federal Judge In Greeneville Sentenced Kathy Gross To Two Years Of Probation And 150 Hours Of Community Service. She Faced Up To Six Months In Prison And A 5-Thousand Dollar Fine After Pleading Guilty To Willfully Obstructing The Passage Of U.S. Mail And Unlawfully Delaying A Package Or Mail In Her Possession. Gross Said In Court She Had Become Depressed While Going Through A Divorce. The Mail Was Unopened And Eventually Re-Delivered.