ELK GROVE (CBS13) — Thieves are targeting mailboxes in search of tax documents to help them file fake returns and steal people’s tax refunds. Nearly a dozen cities have been hit in the past few weeks, and if the crooks go their hands on a W-2, they have everything they need to file a tax […]
On January 7, 2015, in the McCracken County, Kentucky Circuit Court, David Lynch, former President and Treasurer of National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 383 (located in Paducah, Ky.), was sentenced to three years of incarceration (suspended to 30 days in county jail while on work release) and a minimum of two years of […]
On January 21, 2015, in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, Athens Division, Cynthia Collins, former Secretary-Treasurer of American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 12 (located in Athens, Ga.), pled guilty to one count of embezzlement from a labor organization, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). The guilty plea follows […]
PITTSBURGH – 1.23.15 – A resident of Parker, Pa., has been sentenced in federal court to two years probation, which includes three months home detention, and a $500 fine on her conviction of theft of mail by a Postal employee, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today. United States District Judge Nora Barry Fischer imposed the sentence […]
Just before 9:00 Saturday morning, two employees at the U.S. Post Office in Taylor Ridge were robbed at gunpoint, according to the Rock Island County Sheriff’s Office. Captain Darren Hart said details are still coming in and they are working on the scene. There was still yellow tape surrounding the building when we spoke with […]
1/23/15 – Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Jeffrey L. Shipley, age 48, of Millersville, Maryland today to 20 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for stealing and destroying mail while employed as a postal employee. Judge Hollander also entered an order that Shipley pay $19,358.75 in […]
A homeowner’s surveillance camera is recording from the front porch as the family waited for a package to be delivered. The effort pays off because the camera captures a suspect approaching the house. Another angle shows the man sitting on the ground to open the package, and then quickly leaving. Read more video platformvideo managementvideo […]
LITTLE ROCK, AR – A 16-year-old was arrested and accused of shooting at a mail carrier in Little Rock. Isaac Tate faces a charge of aggravated assault after a mail carrier told police she had guns pointed in her direction and rounds fired at her. “I have three small children so it does kind of worry […]
On December 10, 2014, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Anthony Davis, former President of National Postal Mail Handlers Union Local 314 (located in Hazelwood, Mo.), was sentenced to 21 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $42,119 and […]
On November 4, 2014, in the United States District Court for South Dakota, Southern Division, Susan Haugen, former Treasurer of South Dakota Postal Workers Union (located in Huron, S.D.), was charged in a three-count indictment with embezzling union funds in the amount of $36,309, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). The charges follow an investigation […]