NY Postal Worker arrested at Canada border with over 700 Pieces Of mail pleads guilty

Former Postal Worker Pleads Guilty To Failing To Deliver Over 700 Pieces Of Mail Which Included Three Absentee Ballots 1/4/2021 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Brandon Wilson, 27, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah J. McCarthy to delay or destruction of U.S. Mail. The […]

Florida Postal Worker Pleads Guilty To Stealing More Than 230 Pieces Of Mail

11/20/2020 Jacksonville, Florida – Terrell Andre Mosely (40, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to theft of mail by a postal employee. Mosely faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison and payment of restitution to victims of his crime. A sentencing date has not yet been set. According to court documents, in August 2019, […]

Former Washington Postal Worker sentenced to prison for 7-year public assistance fraud scheme, mail theft

Lied about household composition, using fake identities and forged documents to collect benefits she was not entitled to receive 11/18/2020 Seattle –A 40-year-old Tacoma resident was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 27 months in prison for wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and embezzlement of mail by a postal employee.  ILIGANOA THERESA […]

Fresno California Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Assaulting a Postal Worker

11/17/2020 FRESNO, Calif. — Pablo G. Rivera, 36, of Fresno, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd to two years and six months in prison for assault on federal officer or employee, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. According to court documents, on Jan. 19, 2019, Rivera forcibly assaulted a U.S. Postal […]

Two New Jersey Men Sentenced to Prison for Bribing Mail Carriers to Steal Credit Cards

October 15 2019 NEWARK, N.J. – Two New Jersey men were sentenced today to prison terms for their roles in a scheme to bribe mail carriers to steal credit cards from the mail, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Olagoke Araromi, 22, of Union, New Jersey, was sentenced to 61 months in prison. He previously pleaded […]

Billboard Licensing Company Pays over $8 Million To Resolve Allegations That It Defrauded USPS

October 10, 2019 DENVER — Jason Dunn, the United States Attorney for the District of Colorado, today announced a resolution that resolves fraud allegations against All Vision LLC (“All Vision”), a company that manages a portfolio of licenses for billboards and other outdoor advertising.  Under the resolution announced today, All Vision will pay $2.85 million […]

Connecticut Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Theft of Mail

9/26/2019 John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CAREEMA LEWIS, 33, of Waterbury, waived her right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to theft of mail by a postal employee. According to court documents and statements made in court, […]

Airlines to Pay $5.8 Million to Settle Allegations of Falsely Reporting Delivery Times of U.S. Mail

British Airways and Iberia Airlines Agree to Pay $5.8 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations for Falsely Reporting Delivery Times of U.S. Mail Transported Internationally The Justice Department announced today that British Airways Plc (BA) and Iberia Airlines (Iberia) have agreed to pay $5.8 million to resolve their liability under the False Claims Act […]

Former Postal Worker Charged with Making False Statements to Obtain More than $160,000 in Disability Benefits

8/31/18 Defendant Caught on Video Working at Flea Markets in Brooklyn and Manhattan, Lifting and Carrying Heavy Objects A complaint was unsealed earlier today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Joseph Penatello, a former motor vehicle operator for the United States Postal Service (USPS), with making false statements to obtain federal employees’ compensation.  Penatello was […]

Two California Men Indicted for Identity Theft and Possession of Stolen Mail

in Sacramento, San Joaquin, and Stanislaus Counties 6/14/2018 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a five-count indictment today against Derek Hillgert, 29, of Carmichael, and Jeffrey Wilhite, 30, of Linden, charging them with access device fraud, aggravated identity theft, and possession of stolen mail, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. According to the […]