Former Elgin Postmaster to Serve 37 Months in Prison For Embezzlement from Postal Service and Tax Fraud Ordered to Pay $771,666.15 in Restitution to Postal Service and IRS PRESS RELEASE May 25, 2011 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Today, JAMES E. DRAHEIM, 63, from Elgin, Oklahoma, was sentenced by United States District Judge Timothy D. DeGiusti to serve […]
The following reports are from The Dept. Of Labor – Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) On May 2, 2011, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Frankie L. Sanders, former Southern Regional Coordinator of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU), was sentenced to 18 months custody of the Bureau of […]
New York Postal Employee Indicted For Workers Comp Fraud Richard S. Hartunian, United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, announced today the filing of criminal charges against KIMBERLY MORRIS, 36, of Prospect, New York. A federal grand jury in Syracuse returned an indictment today charging MORRIS with defrauding the U.S. Postal Service […]
Ohio Letter Carrier Indicted A federal grand jury sitting in Cleveland returned a two-count indictment charging Chrisoula Pipilakis, age 33, of Akron, Ohio, with embezzling mail and unauthorized opening of mail, Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, announced today. The indictment alleges that from November 1, 2010, until on […]
POSTAL EMPLOYEE CHARGED WITH STEALING MONEY FROM MAIL ERIE, Pa., FEBRUARY 9, 2011 – A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on a charge of theft of mail by postal employee, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today. The one-count indictment named Stanley J. Hurley, 55, […]
Former Utica, NY maintenance mechanic Michael P. Geary admitted in court Monday that he used his USPS computer to search for and view child pornography. He also plead guilty to possessing and attempting to possess images of child porn. Geary will be required to register as a sex offender after his sentencing on June 24. […]
JOHNSTOWN, Pa., FEBRUARY 2, 2011 – A resident of Hyde, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of misappropriation of postal funds United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today. Lora K. Karp, 44, of Hyde, Pa., pleaded guilty to one count before United States District Judge Kim R. Gibson. In connection with […]
BIRMINGHAM – A federal grand jury today indicted a Madison man for stealing mail while he worked for the U.S. Postal Service, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and Postal Inspection Service Inspector/Domicile Coordinator Frank Dyer. The one-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court charges MARK SHAWN STACY, 41, with stealing letters and packages entrusted […]
Former postal employee indicted for stealing cash, gift cards from mail A recent federal indictment alleges that a former employee of the United States Postal Service (“USPS”) stole cash and gift cards from the mail over a ten-month period. The indictment, filed on December 7, 2010, charges Christina M. Steiner, age 35, of Forest Lake, […]
Former Secretary Treasurer of APWU Local 190 (located in Clifton, NJ), Pleads Guilty On November 3, 2010, in the United States District Court of New Jersey, John McGovern, former Secretary Treasurer of American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 190 (located in Clifton, NJ), pled guilty to violations of 29 U.S.C. 501(c) and 18 U.S.C. 371. […]