5/25/16 U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that ELVIRA DUTHU DUPLANTIS, age 51, of Houma, pled guilty today for theft of mail. According to court records, as a result of a complaint from the Postmaster of the Houma Post Office regarding missing mail, the United States Postal Service, Office of Inspector General (“Postal OIG”) initiated […]
BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced that Jennifer Serrano, 26, of Tonawanda, NY, pleaded guilty to obstruction of the mail before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah J. McCarthy. The charge carries a maximum penalty of six months in prison and a $5,000 fine. Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth R. Moellering, who is handling the case, […]
5/11/16 NORFOLK, Va. – Tiffany Gordon, 32, of Norfolk, pleaded guilty today to theft of mail matter by a postal employee. According to a statement of facts, Gordon had been employed by the U.S. Postal Service since December 2010 and worked as a mail processing clerk at the Norfolk Processing and Distribution Center. In September […]
A former employee of the U.S. Postal Service is accused of stealing from her post office in Wayne County. According to the U.S. Attorney William Hochul’s Office , Jennifer Passeck was indicted by a federal grand jury last week on a two counts, embezzlement by a postal employee and theft of government funds. The charges carry a […]
5/2/16 A veteran letter carrier lied to his bosses five years ago, telling them he hurt his shoulder on the job when he was actually injured off the clock. But it wasn’t enough for Ronald Henderson to seek more than $64,000 in fraudulent disability pay and medical treatment reimbursements, according to court documents. He also […]
Former U.S. Postal Letter Carrier Admits Role In Stealing Tax Refund Checks As Part Of Scam CAMDEN, N.J. – A former U.S. Postal employee from Burlington County, New Jersey, today admitted his role in a conspiracy to steal income tax refund checks from the U.S. Mail, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Earl Champagne, 47, […]
4/28/16 James L. Porter, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today, that Michelle L. Leggans, 36, of Murphysboro, Illinois, pled guilty in federal court to two counts of mail theft. Sentencing has been set for August 10, 2016. Leggans will face up to 5 years in prison, a fine of […]
WASHINGTON – Douglas Hughes, 62, of Ruskin, Fla., was sentenced today to 120 days in jail on a federal charge stemming from the April 15, 2015, incident in which he flew a gyrocopter into Washington, D.C., and landed on the West Front lawn of the Capitol, announced U.S. Attorney Channing D. Phillips, Matthew R. Verderosa, […]
4/8/16 Columbia, South Carolina—- United States Attorney Bill Nettles announced that Hamer resident Cristopher Rakel German, age 25, was sentenced to a two-and-a-half years in prison for assaulting a mail carrier with intent to rob in violation of 18 U.S.C. §2114(a). The sentence was imposed on April 5th by United States District Court Judge R. […]
PSE stole over $13,000 WICHITA, KAN. – A postal clerk was indicted today on a federal charge of stealing more than $13,000 from the Rock, Kan., post office where she worked, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said. Micah E. Hutchinson, 25, Arkansas City, Kan., is charged with one count of employee theft from the U.S. Postal Service. […]