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March 28, 2013
MINNEAPOLIS—A federal indictment unsealed late yesterday charges a former employee of the United States Postal Service (“USPS”) with embezzling approximately $10,365.57 from the Brooklyn Park Post Office. The indictment, which was filed on March 12, 2013, charges Kathleen M. Warner, age 52, of Otsego, with one count of misappropriation of postal funds. The [...]
December 19, 2012, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Wanda Jackson, former Secretary-Treasurer of National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 4065 (located in Plano, Tex.), was sentenced to 18 months of incarceration, three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay $41,246.95 in restitution and a $100 [...]
TUCSON, Ariz. – On August 28, 2012, Anna Cecilia Miranda, 49, of Douglas, Ariz. was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Ivan L. Lemelle to a term of 16 months imprisonment followed by a 36 month term of supervised release. She was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $25,106.57. Miranda pleaded guilty on May [...]
Postal Union Criminal Enforcement Actions
On September 19, 2012, in the District Court for Hunt County, Texas, 196th Judicial District, Rosalin Dukes, former Secretary-Treasurer of American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 3607 (located in Greenville, Tex.), pled guilty to one count of credit/debit card abuse and was then sentenced to five years of deferred adjudication probation, [...]
Note: The following is a report from the USPS Office of Inspector General
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Former U.S. Postal Service Executive Pleads Guilty To Embezzling Government Funds
- Defendant Falsely Claimed over $17,000 in Travel Expenses That He Did Not Incur -
WASHINGTON – David Kosturko, a former executive of the U.S. Postal Service, pled guilty today to a federal charge stemming from his embezzlement of more than $17,000 from the agency, announced [...]
Criminal Enforcement Actions – Postal Union Officials
On July 16, 2012, in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, Lanny F. Pauley, former Secretary-Treasurer of National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 1412 (located in Garden City, Kans.), was sentenced to two years of probation and was ordered to pay $14,898.51 in restitution [...]
On June 4, 2012, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Edward Kozusko, former Treasurer of American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 443 (located in Youngstown, Ohio), was sentenced to one week of confinement and three years of supervised release, the first eight months of which include home confinement with [...]
Supervisor was issued a 7-day suspension for leaving a Postal Service Voyager Card at the service station
The OIG initiated an investigation into suspicious Postal Service Voyager credit card transactions at a Pennsylvania Post Office location, after being advised that excessive charges were discovered while reconciling Voyager card expenses. The reconciliation showed that the suspicious charges [...]
Criminal Enforcement Actions Against Postal Union Officers 2012
On April 9, 2012, in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, Michael Martin, former President of American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 3093 (located in Norwalk, Conn.), was sentenced to five years of probation, the first six months of which Martin must spend in [...]
Underused Postal Resources Could Benefit Postal Service and U.S. Citizens
Senator Webb to Postmaster General: Keep Post Offices Open Until Reform is Enacted
Senator Levin Says Reform Bill an Important Step in Preserving Postal Service
Senators Call on Postmaster General to Extend Closure Moratorium So House Can Consider Senate-Passed Plan to Protect Rural Offices
Eleven New Criminal Enforcement Actions Against Postal Union Representatives or Officers
Senator Tester is ‘going after the high salaries of top Postal Service executives’
Senator Baucus Postal Service Work Day In Missoula