BOSTON – 12/04/25 – A former U.S. Postal Service mail carrier pleaded guilty today to stealing packages containing prescription medications from postal customers on his route. Michael Vernon, 52, of Somerville, Mass., pleaded guilty to one count of theft of mail by a postal officer or employee. U.S. District Court Judge Brian E. Murphy scheduled […]
12/04/25 – A former United States Postal Service employee pled guilty this week to a bribery scheme involving USPS service contracts, announced United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould. Zechariah Yi, 52, of Aurora, Colorado, was indicted in March 2025 for his role in accepting payments related to USPS service contracts […]
Weinhagen Stole Reward Money for Unsolved Murders, Used Embezzled Funds for a Hawaiian Vacation MINNEAPOLIS – 12/01/25 – Jonathan Weinhagen, also known as “James Sullivan,” age 42, pled guilty today in U.S. District Court to one count of Mail Fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen. From December 2019 through June 2024, defendant Weinhagen abused […]
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – 12/01/25 – Emilio Chirico, 57, of Cicero, New York, was sentenced on October 29 in federal court in Utica to 6 months of imprisonment after previously pleading guilty to wire fraud and misappropriation of postal funds. Acting United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Matthew Modafferi, Special Agent in Charge […]
Allegedly used stolen mail to commit Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft Tacoma –11/26/25 – Three residents of the South Sound region face federal charges for their post office burglary scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Neil Floyd. Justin Tate, 36, most recently of Tacoma, Gregory Foster, 58, of Port Orchard, Washington, and Paula Gamboa, 37 of […]
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Charlene E. Honeywell has sentenced Ah’Jhzae Diamondric Artag Berry (30, St. Petersburg) to five years and five months in federal prison for bank fraud and theft of mail. Berry pleaded guilty on June 4, 2025. According to court documents, on many occasions, usually at night, between January and June 2024, Berry, aided and abetted by […]
11/18/25 – A former Gettysburg Times publisher was sentenced to one day in jail after he pled guilty to a federal mail theft case in June. In addition to his day behind bars, Harry J. Hartman, 54, was ordered to pay $1,300 in fines and assessments. He was previously ordered to forfeit property that was […]
11/13/25 – A federal grand jury in New Haven has returned a 19-count indictment charging MICHAEL ATKINSON, 27, of East Hartford; ROLAND McTAGGART, 27, of Hartford; SHARIF DJIBO, 28, of East Hartford; ROMARIO ROSE, 31, of Newington; JASHAWN ATKINSON, 23, of Hartford; and ADRIAN OLIVERO, 53, of New Britain, with offenses related to the cashing of stolen U.S. Treasury checks […]
ATLANTA – 11/05/25 – Former mail carrier Vershun Weaver has pleaded guilty to stealing U.S. Government treasury checks from recipients on his U.S. Postal Service mail route and fraudulently obtaining a pandemic-era Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan. “Weaver abused his position and undermined the work of honest public servants,” said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. […]
Houston, TX – 10/24/25 – A U.S. Postal Inspection Service investigation into multiple mail theft complaints made during July 2025 led to the conviction of Jason Daniel Guerrero for first-degree felony mail theft. Guerrero was sentenced on October 15, 2025, to seven years in state prison in Harris County, TX. During their investigation, U.S. postal […]