Louisiana Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Delay or Destruction of Mail

Louisiana Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Delay or Destruction of Mail

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – 7/11/22 – DARIUS PATIN, age 34, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on June 7, 2022 before U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. According to court documents, PATIN was employed by the United States Postal Service as a City Carrier and was assigned to work […]

Former California Mail Carrier Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Stealing Mail and Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-19 Jobless Benefits

Former California Mail Carrier Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Stealing Mail and Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-19 Jobless Benefits

LOS ANGELES – 7/11/22 – A former United States Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for scheming to steal more than $250,000 in unemployment insurance (UI) funds by making false claims of COVID-related job losses and for stealing UI debit cards intended for other people on his mail route. […]

Former NY Postal Employee Indicted for Theft and False Statements

Former NY Postal Employee Indicted for Theft and False Statements

ALBANY, NEW YORK – 7/8/22 – Eunice Ting, age 68, of Watervliet, New York, was arraigned today on an indictment charging theft of government property and making a false statement to obtain benefits from the United States Department of Labor, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. […]

11 in Northeast Ohio Charged with Bank Fraud and Stealing from U.S. Mail

11 in Northeast Ohio Charged with Bank Fraud and Stealing from U.S. Mail

6/30/22 – 11 individuals in the Northeast Ohio area were charged today in a five-count indictment for participating in a conspiracy that stole mail from the United States Postal Service (USPS), obtained checks within that stolen mail, and altered, forged and duplicated those checks for financial gain. Named in the indictment are Elijah S. Payne, […]

Former St. Louis postal mail handlers union president gets probation, house arrest for embezzling $80,756 in union funds

Former St. Louis postal mail handlers union president gets probation, house arrest for embezzling $80,756 in union funds

ST. LOUIS – 6/28/22 – U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on Tuesday sentenced the former president of a local postal workers union to five years of probation and six months of house arrest for embezzling $80,000. Scott E. Rodgers, 51, was also ordered to repay the money. Rodgers embezzled a total of $80,756. From […]

Former Massachusetts NALC President Charged with Larceny

Former Massachusetts NALC President Charged with Larceny

On June 16, 2022, in the Trial Court of Massachusetts, Wareham District Court, Brian Simmons, former President of National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 18 (located in Middleboro, Mass.), was charged with one count of larceny over $250, in violation of Massachusetts G.L. c.266, §30(1). The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Boston-Buffalo […]

Four Charged in Ohio Crime Spree that Stole Vehicles, U.S. Mail and Robbed Postal Service Carriers

Four Charged in Ohio Crime Spree that Stole Vehicles, U.S. Mail and Robbed Postal Service Carriers

6/24/22 – First Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that a federal grand jury returned a nine-count indictment charging Jaylen Harris, 19, of Beachwood, Ohio, Lavelle Jones, 18, of Warrenville Heights, Ohio, Devin Rice, 20, of Cleveland, Ohio, and Hakim Benjamin, 20, of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, with organizing and engaging in a conspiracy to […]

OSC Announces Discipline for California rural mail carrier, other Federal Employees who Violated the Hatch Act

OSC Announces Discipline for California rural mail carrier, other Federal Employees who Violated the Hatch Act

6/23/22 – The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) today announced settlement agreements reached with three federal employees who violated the Hatch Act. A summary of the violations and settlements is below: U.S. Postal Service (USPS): OSC filed a complaint for disciplinary action with the Merit Systems Protection Board charging a rural mail carrier in […]

Six current, former USPS employees accused of collecting fraudulent unemployment benefits, business loans

Six current, former USPS employees accused of collecting fraudulent unemployment benefits, business loans

Chicago — 6/23/22 – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced charges against six former or current U. S. Postal Service (Postal Service) employees as a result of a wide-ranging investigation by the Attorney General’s Task Force on Unemployment Insurance Benefits Fraud. Raoul alleges all six individuals fraudulently applied for a range of government loans and […]

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