Acting United States Attorney Robert S. Cessar announced today, May 12, 2010, that Lisa Strickland of West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of destruction of mail by a postal employee.<\/p>\n
The one?count indictment named Strickland, age 33, as the sole defendant.<\/p>\n
According to the indictment, on or about April 3, 2010, Strickland, being a Postal Service employee, hid approximately 1,198 pieces of mail which had been entrusted and which had come into her possession intended to be conveyed by United States mail.<\/p>\n
Assistant United States Attorney Scott W. Brady, who presented the case to the grand jury, indicated that the law provides for a maximum total sentence of five (5) years in prison, a fine of $500,000, or both. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed would be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.<\/p>\n
The United States Postal Service, Office of the Inspector General conducted the investigation leading to the indictment in this case.<\/p>\n
An indictment is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. A defendant is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial at which the government must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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