Three New Orleans Area Postal Workers Charged for Theft of Mail U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced three separate criminal matters, charging United States Postal employees for theft of mail. According to a four-count Indictment, on or about July 18, 2015, and again on or about July 22, 2015, ANISHA GALLIN, age 27, stole the […]
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today Lori Haberle, age 45, of Kelayres, PA, has been charged in a one-count Indictment with misappropriation of Postal funds by a federal grand jury in Scranton. According to United States Attorney Peter Smith, in January through March 2015, Haberle, a […]
U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that WANDA JAMES, age 46, of Kentwood, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to a one-count Bill of Information charging her with making false entries and reports of money belonging to the United States, and in the care, custody and control of the United States Postal Service. According to […]
Four postal workers in th Atlanta area and hundreds nationwide have been accused of cheating on time sheets and are still getting paid, an investigation by Channel 2 Action News uncovered. Thirty-six postmasters are on the list of employees investigated for time and attendance fraud, including one postmaster in the Atlanta metro area. Read more
MINNEAPOLIS (KMSP) – July 02, 2015 – Stolen packages from a stoop or front porch are usually a big deal around the holidays when those gifts start arriving, but Minneapolis police have found it to be an issue even in the heart of summer. Minneapolis police are warning the public that sometimes the thieves can […]
On June 16, 2015, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, Timothy Casperson, former Treasurer of National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 249 (located in Menominee, Mich.), was indicted on one count of embezzling $9,650 in union funds, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c); one count of false reporting, in […]
On June 11, 2015, in the United States Court for the Northern District of Indiana, Pamela Nessen, former President of American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 286 (located in Fort Wayne, Ind.), pled guilty to one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $58,598, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). The plea follows an […]
June 16, 2015 – A former Hanover postal employee pleaded guilty to mail theft charges today in U.S. District Court in Boston. Amber Lopresti, 28, who resides inTaunton, pleaded guilty to embezzling the U.S. mail and stealing the contents of the U.S. mail while she was an employee of the United States Postal Service in Hanover. […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A former post office supervisor facing felony charges for stealing the mail could serve no jail time. According to court records, Marcy Galapo has struck a deal with the US Attorney’s Office. In exchange for a guilty plea by Galapo on one felony count of mail theft, the prosecutor will recommend to […]
Two individuals, including a former employee of the U.S. Postal Service, have been sentenced for their participation in an identity theft tax refund fraud scheme. Shawn Hawes, 34, of Miami, was sentenced yesterday to 62 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Kelly Urseles Roberts, 39, of Miami, was sentenced on May 19, 2015 […]