Mail carrier from Broadview Heights locked up for three months for stealing packages containing marijuana 5/11/18 – A mail carrier from Broadview Heights was sentenced to three months of incarceration for stealing packages containing marijuana. Thomas N. Schaefer, 44, previously pleaded guilty to one count of theft of mail. Schaefer was assigned to the Newburg […]
On April 19, 2018, in the Williams County (North Dakota) NW Judicial District Court, Kenneth Keith Kirk Evans, former President of National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 1494 (located in Williston, N.D.), was charged in a one-count complaint with theft of property, a Class C felony, in violation of North Dakota Century Code Sections […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — 4/27/18 – U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. sentenced a Sacramento man today for his participation in a scheme that involved stealing and deconstructing U.S. Postal Service locks to reverse engineer keys in order to steal U.S. Mail, steal identities and defraud financial institutions, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. Dang […]
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – 4/24/18 – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that James Ludwig, 45, of Fairport, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with theft of mail matter by a postal employee. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Assistant U.S. Attorney Craig […]
Sacramento Man Sentenced for Bank Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme Using Stolen U.S. Mail SACRAMENTO, Calif. — 4/27/18 – U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. sentenced a Sacramento man today for his participation in a scheme that involved stealing and deconstructing U.S. Postal Service locks to reverse engineer keys in order to steal U.S. […]
Defendant took mail home rather than delivering it BOSTON – 4/23/18 – A former Fitchburg postal employee was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for failing to deliver mail. Stephen Lehto, 37, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge David H. Hennessy to two years of probation. In January 2018, Lehto pleaded guilty […]
? HAWTHORNE, New Jersey (WABC) — A New Jersey postal carrier is accused of stealing mail she was supposed to deliver to residents and then using it to steal their identities. Deane Decosta, 30, was arrested while on her route in Hawthorne and is facing a 15-counts indictment. Authorities say Decosta was stealing mail that […]
4/19/18 – Former professional cyclist Lance Armstrong agreed to pay the United States $5 million to resolve a lawsuit alleging that his admitted use of performance-enhancing drugs and methods (“PEDs”) resulted in the submission of millions of dollars in false claims for sponsorship payments to the U.S. Postal Service (“USPS”), which sponsored Armstrong’s cycling team […]
Defendants Charged with Over $500,000 in Check Fraud Postal Inspection Service: “If you steal the mail, you’re going to jail” Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. today announced the indictment of ten individuals for stealing more than $500,000 from multiple banks through a check fraud scheme involving mail theft. The defendants are charged in […]
ALBUQUERQUE – 3/26/18 – Adrianne D. Marquez, 42, of Socorro, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M, to a misdemeanor charge of theft of government property. Marquez was charged in a misdemeanor information filed on Jan. 23, 2018, with theft of government funds from Jan. 1, 2017 through July 12, 2017, in […]