MADISON – A former postmaster of Mason who threw away a 30-year career after stealing $5,332 in postal funds was fined $500 Wednesday in federal court. Rodney Hunt, 60, now of Minneapolis, took the funds by issuing multiple money orders made payable to himself between Aug. 20 and Sept. 28, 2012, said Assistant U.S. Attorney […]
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963) 35th President of the United States Three years before that fateful day in Dallas 50 years ago, an assassination attempt on John F. Kennedy was thwarted by a New Hampshire postmaster, a small-town Florida patrolman and some quick investigative work by federal law enforcement officials. […]
WILLIMANTIC — A former Willimantic postmaster has been accused of getting an illegal delivery — 55 pounds of marijuana. Willimantic police arrested Jeffrey Mazzola, 57, of Willimantic, on Friday. Mazzola turned himself in and was charged with criminal attempt to possess more than 1 kilogram of marijuana with intent to sell Police intercepted two suspicious […]
POStPlan Re-evaluations of Level 18 Offices in FY 2014 Won’t Impact Incumbent Postmasters Until FY 2016. POStPlan office evaluations will still take place as originally planned As announced earlier, encumbered EAS-18 offices that are evaluated under POStPlan in FY 2014, won’t be changed until FY 2016. These offices will be evaluated as originally intended under […]
From NAPUS: Postal Headquarters Announces FY 2014 Pay for Performance Program and National Performance Assessment Corporate and Unit Indicators For the first time in recent history, the NPA Unit and proposed Corporate Indicator targets and thresholds will be available to Postmasters at the beginning of the Fiscal Year (FY-2014.) The files provide the finalized Unit […]
KNOTT Co., Ky. (WYMT) – Neighbors living in Knott County said for the past eight years Christine Slone served their community as a postmaster. She worked at the United States Post Office in Fisty and September 6 was her last day. Due to financial cutbacks Slone is transferring to another location in Perry County. Friends […]
Convention Wraps Up with Addresses from Top Postal Service Executives and NAPUS President-Elect On Wednesday morning, USPS Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President Megan Brennan spoke to Postmasters at NAPUS’ 109th National Convention. President Bob Rapoza introduced her, saying she has worked tirelessly with NAPUS on issues affecting Postmasters. Brennan told members the reason […]
MINNEAPOLIS—Yesterday in federal court, the former postmaster of the Marble Post Office in Itasca County pleaded guilty to stealing funds from the office. On August 20, 2013, Jill Marie Rousse, age 39, of Calumet, pleaded guilty to one count of misappropriation of postal funds. Rousse, who was indicted on June 10, 2013, entered her plea […]
BUFFALO, N.Y.—U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Michael Kozina, 57, of Eden, N.Y., pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Leslie G. Foschio, to misappropriation of postal funds by a postal service employee. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, a fine of $250,000 or both. Assistant U.S. Attorney […]
Houston County prosecutors have charged the former Brownsville, Minn., postmaster of stealing more than $1,000 from two post offices. Cheri Smith, 38, of Dakota, Minn., is charged in Houston County District Court with two counts of theft. She returns to court July 24 for an omnibus hearing. Audits done in April by special agents with […]