PITTSBURGH, PA – 8/02/18 – A resident of Kinsman, Ohio, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of theft of mail by a postal employee, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today. The one-count indictment named Nicole Wade, 43, as the sole defendant. According to the indictment, Nicole […]
NEWARK, N.J. – 7/19/18 – A former U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail handler today admitted stealing approximately 16 packages containing marijuana, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Akeem Cauthen, 30, of Newark, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton in Newark federal court to an information charging him with one count of theft of […]
Postal employee from Warrensville Heights indicted for stealing more than 250 gift cards from postal station in Cleveland 6/28/18 – A grand jury returned an indictment charging a U.S. Postal Service employee with stealing more than 250 gift cards from the mail while working at 2400 Orange Avenue in Cleveland. Monique Wheeler, 54, of Warrensville […]
MADISON, WIS. – 6/27/18 – Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Justin Cain, 35, Cashton, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William Conley to five years of probation. On March 21, 2018, Cain pleaded guilty to stealing mail from the U.S. Postal Service. From September […]
Former Roslindale Postal Service Employee Charged with Theft of Mail BOSTON – 6/26/18 – A former Roslindale Post Office employee was arrested today and charged in federal court in Boston in connection with embezzling mail. Megan Hawes, 28, of Roslindale, was indicted on one count of theft of mail matter by a Postal Service employee. […]
Federal Charges Accuse Owners of Suburban Bulk-Mailing Company of Defrauding the Postal Service out of $16 Million CHICAGO — The owners of a suburban bulk-mailing company swindled the U.S. Postal Service out of at least $16 million by forging documents and secretly using an official date stamp to fraudulently authenticate payment of postage for than […]
ROCKFORD — 6/19/18 – A McHenry woman was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury for theft from the U.S. mail. JENNIFER L. DUNCAN, 51, a former U.S. Postal worker, was charged in a one-count indictment. As alleged in the indictment, on Feb. 20, 2018, Duncan removed approximately $3,500 from mail addressed to an individual […]
St. Thomas, USVI – 6/14/18 – Allen Springette, 45, of St. Thomas, pleaded guilty today in District Court before District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez, to burglary of the Alvaro de Lugo Post Office, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today. Sentencing is set for October 18, 2018. In court today, Springette admitted that, […]
Jury Convicts Former Postal Worker in Fraudulent Scheme HOUSTON – 6/13/18 – A federal jury has convicted a 47-year-old Humble woman of making false statements and theft of public money, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan Patrick. They deliberated for approximately an hour following less than three days of trial convicting Lisa Yvette Coffman. Coffman was a […]
Dept. of Justice – 6/13/18 – A man from Arlington, South Dakota, has been ordered to pay $353,441.42 to the United States for defrauding the United States Postal Service. As postmaster from 2010 until 2015, Craig Christeson devised a scheme whereby he falsely certified receipt of spoiled postage meter strips, printed and cashed money orders, […]