PROVIDENCE, RI – 6/4/18 – Four individuals pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Providence to federal tax charges arising out of an investigation into payments to vendors who performed maintenance on United States Postal Service vehicles in Rhode Island, announced United States Attorney Stephen G. Dambruch, Matthew Modafferi, Special Agent in Charge of the […]
(WSVN) – Stealing the mail is a crime, right? Well, one South Florida man wonders — because he has surveillance video of a man taking his mail day after day, and you know what happened? Nothing, which is why he called Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser. To say Byron Williams is busy is an […]
Mid-State Trucking Company Agrees To Settle Contract And Common Law Allegations 5/16/18 – Tracie McCormick, Inc., d/b/a McCormick Trucking (“McCormick”), based in Murfreesboro, Tenn., has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle contract and common law allegations of double billing the United States Postal Service (“USPS”) under its contracts for hauling mail, announced U.S. Attorney Don […]
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 […]