Trio preyed on postal customers in five western Washington counties Tacoma – Three residents of the South Sound region have now been sentenced to federal prison for their post office burglary scheme, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd. Paula Jean Gamboa, 38 of Federal Way, Washington, was the last of three defendants sentenced today […]
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today announced that a Burrillville man has been charged in Sixth Division District Court with gun and drug-related offenses following a joint investigation by the Providence Police Department, the United States Postal Service Office of the Inspector General, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and the Attorney […]
On October 13, 2026, in the District Court of Cleveland County, Oklahoma, Suzanne Vela, former Treasurer of National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 1491 (located in Norman, Okla.), pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement, in violation of 21 O.S. 1451. Vela was then sentenced to five years in prison (deferred) and one year […]
INDIANAPOLIS- 11/4/26 – A former United States Postal Service letter carrier, Destinee Ruffin, 29, of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to six and a half years in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Theft of Mail. This case was brought as part of […]
Tallahassee, Florida –11/4/26 – Christy Cody Holgate, 49, and Kim Demetrius Benson, 53, both of Tallahassee, Florida, have been sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit mail theft, and multiple counts of mail theft. Holgate was sentenced to over three and a half years in federal prison. Benson was sentenced to […]
CAPE GIRARDEAU – 11/3/26 – A former postal worker in Poplar Bluff on Tuesday admitted stealing Menards rebate checks and store receipts that were mailed in for rebates. Ron Harty, 44, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau to one count of theft of mail by a postal employee and one count of […]
Theft included hundreds of political mailers from Republican Party candidates WICHITA, KAN. – 11/3/26 – A federal grand jury in Wichita returned an indictment today charging a Kansas postal worker with stealing thousands of pieces of mail, including hundreds of political mailings that were all related to Republican Party candidates. According to court documents, Kelly […]
MOBILE, AL – A New York man was sentenced to 60 months in prison for participating in a nationwide bank fraud conspiracy involving stolen and counterfeited financial instruments. According to court documents, Curtis Jackson, 31, of Staten Island, New York, admitted that, between February 2023 and June 2024, he conspired with LaEric Marques Williams-Beverly and […]
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — 10/30/26 – A United States Postal Service employee is accused of stealing checks intended to pay Spring Branch ISD property taxes, and investigators say the case could lead to additional charges involving millions of dollars in compromised payments. Eurey Smith was charged this week with mail theft after investigators allegedly found […]
10/30/26 – David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TULIO NUNEZ, 25, of the Bronx, New York, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to six months of imprisonment and two years of supervised release for offenses related to the theft of U.S. […]