postal worker

Oct 8th

Postal and Federal employees were key to gay marriage court victories

In fact, the first lawsuit against the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which prevented the federal government from recognizing same sex marriages, was filed in 2009 under the name of a postal worker in Massachusetts. Fast forward to Monday. With the Supreme Court’s decision to let stand lower court rulings that allow same-sex marriages, expect those unions […]

Aug 12th

Oklahoma Postal Worker attacked and stabbed while delivering mail

Man Arrested For Attacking Oklahoma Postal Worker OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City Police arrested a man they say attacked a postal worker while she was delivering the mail. The stabbing took place Monday afternoon in a neighborhood near NW 122nd and May. Officers say postal worker, Sheryl Garner, 49, was on her postal route and […]

Mar 21st

Two Men Charged with robbing, shooting Postal Worker

BOSTON – Two men were charged yesterday in connection with the attempted robbery, assault and kidnapping of a U.S. Postal letter carrier. Maurice Williams Miner-Gittens, 23, and Keyon Taylor, 21, both of Dorchester were indicted with conspiracy, assault, robbery, attempted kidnapping, and kidnapping of a federal employee, as well as the use of a firearm […]

Feb 5th

California Psychologist sentenced to probation in $1 million workers comp fraud

In an agreement with prosecutors, Dr. Arnold P. Nerenberg of Whittier pleaded guilty to one count of fraud. Six other counts were dismissed. He was sentenced to five years’ probation with the first 12 months on home confinement and electronic monitoring. He also must pay restitution of $172,754. Two ex-postal workers indicted with Nerenberg reached […]

Jan 27th

Massachusetts Postal Worker gets 1 year probation for mail theft

BOSTON – A former mail sorter, who last year pleaded guilty to stealing mail, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court. Michael Gilman, 27, of Taunton, was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Mark L. Wolf to one year of probation and ordered to pay $789 in restitution. In April 2013, Gilman pleaded guilty […]

Jan 22nd

Dallas psychologist admits to over $1 million healthcare fraud scheme in treating postal worker

The Far North Dallas psychologist said he treated a single postal worker seven days a week, up to eight hours a day. A federal billing contractor responded by paying the therapist more than $1 million, court records say. Now Michael Ellis Wolf, 62, has pleaded guilty to a five-year health care fraud scheme and agreed […]