ALBUQUERQUE – 1/7/26 – A former treasurer of a New Mexico labor organization is facing federal charges for allegedly abusing his position of trust within a union to misuse union funds and conceal that conduct through false financial reporting. According to court records, from 2014 through early 2024, Max Jaramillo, 58, served as treasurer of the […]
NEWARK, N.J. – 1/8/26 – Three men were charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud connected to theft of mail from collection boxes and postal vehicles across Northern New Jersey, Senior Counsel Philip Lamparello announced today. Jeffrey Bennett, a/k/a “Bizz,” a/k/a “Riley Smith,” 31, of Irvington and Rahway, New Jersey, Aquil Hubbard, 31, of Middlesex […]
On November 24, 2025, in the Circuit Court of Manatee County, Florida, Kathleen Kaplan former Secretary-Treasurer of American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 7136 (located in Tallevast, Fla.), was sentenced to 366 days in state prison, 120 months of community control, and 323 months of probation. Kaplan was also ordered to pay $230,000 in restitution. […]
On December 17, 2025, in the United States District Court for South Carolina, Columbia Division, LaTanya Gadson, former President of American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 795 (located in Sumter, S.C.), was charged with one count of embezzlement of union funds of at least $11,474 and one count of falsification of records, in violation of […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – 1/5/26 – Dominique Dunlap, 30, of Charlotte, was sentenced to 70 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release today for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and possession of stolen mail, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. In addition to the prison sentence, Dunlap […]
JACKSON, MS – 12/23/25 – United States Attorney Baxter Kruger of the Southern District of Mississippi announced the sentencing of four individuals last week in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi for their involvement in an identity theft and bank fraud conspiracy scheme. Jaivon Davon Taylor, Jadin Winfield, Dennis James […]
Chicago, IL – 12/22/25 – Following a joint investigation by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and Chicago Police Department, Ralph Rodriguez, 42, of Chicago, IL, pleaded guilty in Cook County Criminal Court on December 2, 2025, to one felony count of theft and was sentenced to three years in prison due to his status as […]
Jacksonville, Florida –12/19/25 – United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces that Delvenia Renee Mitchell (54, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to theft of government of property, over $1,000. Mitchell faces up to 10 years in prison and payment of restitution. No sentencing date has been set. According to court documents, in 2023, Mitchell worked as […]
CHICAGO — 12/19/25 – A United States Postal Service employee has been indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly collecting augmented workers’ compensation benefits to which she was not entitled. In 2012, GRACIELA VENEGAS began receiving workers’ compensation benefits for an injury she sustained in the performance of her Postal Service duties. Venegas claimed her spouse […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – 12/18/25 – A Belton, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in the theft of government property, Treasury checks. Julian King, 32, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips to 6 months imprisonment based upon his guilty plea to theft of government funds relating to […]