Former Ohio NALC Treasurer Pleads Guilty To Theft In The Amount Of $16,347

Former Ohio NALC Treasurer Pleads Guilty To Theft In The Amount Of $16,347

On August 18, 2016, in the Marion County Court of Common Pleas, Jeanette Bowman, former Treasurer of National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 280 (located in Marion, Ohio), pled guilty to theft in the amount of $16,347, in violation of Ohio Revised Code 2913.02.  The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati-Cleveland […]

Michigan NALC Sergeant-at-Arms Pleads Guilty To Embezzling Approximately $500.00 In Union Funds

Michigan NALC Sergeant-at-Arms Pleads Guilty To Embezzling Approximately $500.00 In Union Funds

On August 25, 2016, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, Brian Cisek, former Sergeant-at-Arms of National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 56 (located in Grand Rapids, Mich.), pled guilty to one count of embezzling union funds in the approximate amount of $500, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c).  […]

Former Massachusetts Letter Carrier Sentenced for Worker’s Compensation Fraud

Former Massachusetts Letter Carrier Sentenced for Worker’s Compensation Fraud

BOSTON – A former U.S. Postal Service employee was sentenced yesterday for fraudulently obtaining worker’s compensation for medical travel. Joseph Bouchard, 67, of Georgetown, Mass. was sentenced by U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Marianne B. Bowler to six months’ probation and ordered to pay a fine of $5,000 and restitution of $50,000.  In June 2016, […]

Postal Service Health Benefits and the FEHBP: The Urgent Case for Getting Reform Right

Postal Service Health Benefits and the FEHBP: The Urgent Case for Getting Reform Right

By Walton J. Francis The 2016 Postal Service Reform Act (H.R. 5714) proposes shifting postal retirees’ primary health care coverage from the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) to Medicare. Proponents call this a consensus proposal for integrating the FEHBP with Medicare. It is not. The proposal’s impact on both postal retirees and taxpayers could be […]

Wayne Co., NY Postmaster Relief Pleads Guilty To Stealing Almost $20K

Wayne Co., NY Postmaster Relief Pleads Guilty To Stealing Almost $20K

The Daily Messenger reports: 9/14/16 – A Wayne County, NY postal employee has pleaded guilty to taking nearly $20,000 in stamp revenues, post office box rental payments, and money orders. Prosecutors say 26-year-old Jennifer Passeck stole the money while working as a relief postmaster in the Sodus Point post office between March 2013 to March 2015. […]

Ex-postal service contract driver from Lafayette, LA pleads guilty to stealing mail

Ex-postal service contract driver from Lafayette, LA pleads guilty to stealing mail

LAKE CHARLES, La. – United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that a Lafayette woman pleaded guilty last week to stealing from mail while she worked as a contract postal carrier. Helen J. Nelson, 72, of Lafayette, pleaded guilty Thursday before U.S. District Judge Patricia Minaldi to one count of theft of mail matter by a […]

Postal Service Urges Voters to Mail Ballots Early

Postal Service Urges Voters to Mail Ballots Early

Recommendations to ensure ballots are received on time September 13, 2016 WASHINGTON — Millions of ballots are expected to be mailed during the election season this fall, and the U.S. Postal Service is encouraging voters to mail early. With voting beginning in some states in September and continuing through early November, all individuals casting their […]