Former Rochester NY postal employee sentenced for stealing smartphones from the mail

12/7/17 ROCHESTER, N.Y. — U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Bobby Bullard, Jr., 35, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of theft by government employee, was sentenced to 90 days in jail and one year supervised release by U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer. The defendant was also ordered to pay $648 […]

Wisconsin Postal Worker Charged with Delaying Mail

12/7/17 MADISON, WIS. — A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictment today.  You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.  The maximum statutory sentence is prescribed by Congress and is provided […]

New Orleans Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud

11/30/17 Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that CORTEZ THOMPSON, age 34, of New Orleans, was sentenced yesterday after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud.  U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan sentenced THOMPSON to three years probation.  According to court documents, from in or about December 2012 and continuing though in or […]

Sacramento Men Plead Guilty to Bank Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme Using Stolen U.S. Mail

11/17/2017 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Billee Vang, 26, and Dang Vue, 27, both of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to a fraud scheme that involved manufacturing postal service locks and keys in order to steal U.S. Mail, steal identities and defraud financial institutions, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. Vang and Vue each pleaded guilty to bank […]

Louisiana Postal Employee Charged with Embezzlement of Mail Matter

11/17/17 Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that YVONNE WILSON, age 37, of Kenner, was charged today in a one-count Bill of Information with embezzlement of mail matter by a postal service employee.  According to the Bill of Information, it is alleged that on or about July 14, 2016, WILSON, while being an employee […]

West Virginia USPS contract driver pleads guilty to possession of stolen mail

11/9/2017 CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Wood County man who stole mail in November 2016 pleaded guilty today, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Richard Thomas Morris, Jr., 38, of Washington, entered his guilty plea to possession of stolen mail. Morris was a relief driver for a United States Postal Service contractor whose job it was […]

Oakland CA Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Alter U.S. Postal Money Orders

11/8/17 Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DARREN BRANDON WILLIAMS, age 29, of Oakland, California, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to alter U.S. Postal money orders.  According to the court records, WILLIAMS conspired with others in the New Orleans area to buy U.S. Postal money orders in small amounts (typically $1.00).  These money […]

Texas postal employee used USPS fuel cards for private vehicle–even after resignation

Texas man pleads guilty to using postal service fuel cards for private vehicle 10/24/2017  LAKE CHARLES, La. – Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a former Lake Charles post office employee pleaded guilty last week to using U.S. Postal Service fuel cards for his personal vehicle. Shawn Bell Jr., 21, of Port Arthur, Texas, pleaded […]

New Jersey Postal Supervisor admits stealing nearly $16,000 from USPS

10/17/2017 CAMDEN, N.J. – A Delran, New Jersey, man who worked for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) today admitted to stealing postal service funds, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced. Amar D. Patel, 36, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Noel L. Hillman  in Camden federal court to an information charging him with one count […]