Boston Globe – 9/22/24 – A former U.S. Postal Service employee who admitted to stealing rare coins and other items from parcels will avoid prison time.
William J. Paige, 33, of Duxbury, was expected to plead guilty in U.S. District Court in Worcester to three counts of theft of mail by a postal officer or employee, according to a Boston Globe report.
In exchange for Paige’s guilty plea, prosecutors said they’d recommend he receive two years’ probation and be ordered to pay $5,100 in restitution, as well as other fees.
Paige was arrested in 2022 and indicted on three counts of theft of mail matter by a Postal Service employee, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Paige worked as a mail carrier with USPS in Whitinsville since 2018.
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BOSTON – 8/19/22 – An employee for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) was arrested today for allegedly stealing packages he was responsible for delivering.
William J. Paige, 32, of Duxbury, was indicted on three counts of theft of mail matter by a Postal Service employee. Paige was released on conditions following an initial appearance today in federal court in Worcester before U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge David Hennessy.
According to the indictment, Paige worked as a mail carrier with USPS in Whitinsville. It is alleged that between January and February 2022, Paige stole collector’s coins and other items from packages he was entrusted to deliver.
The charge of theft of mail matter by a Postal Service employee provides for a sentence of up to five years in prison, up to three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.
United States Attorney Rachael S. Rollins and Matthew Modafferi, Special Agent in Charge of the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General, Northeast Area Office made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kristen Noto of Rollins’ Worcester Branch Office is prosecuting the case.
The details contained in the indictment are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
