Ex-Worker For USPS Contractor Admits To Stealing From Government Facility In Connecticut Ex-Worker For USPS Contractor Admits To Stealing From Government Facility In Connecticut
Ex-Worker For USPS Contractor Admits To Stealing From Government Facility In Connecticut A former worker for a United States Postal Service towing contractor has admitted to stealing more than 40 tires from a USPS maintenance facility in the region.  Steven Knox, age 45, of New Britain, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Nov. 2, to theft of government property, according to Leonard Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. In the early hours of May 19, about 43 tires were stolen from the tire shed of a USPS vehicle maintenance facility in Hartford, Boyle said.  Surveillance footage showed a pickup truck pulling up to the shed at about 1:30 a.…
Former US Postal Employee In CT Admits Stealing Cash, Gift Cards From Letters Former US Postal Employee In CT Admits Stealing Cash, Gift Cards From Letters
Former US Postal Employee In CT Admits Stealing Cash, Gift Cards From Letters A former United States Postal Service employee from Connecticut has pleaded guilty to opening peoples' mail and stealing gift cards and cash. Hartford County resident Nathaniel Bonilla, age 32, of Bristol, pleaded guilty on Monday, Nov. 1, to theft of mail by a postal employee, according to Leonard Boyle, acting United States attorney for the District of Connecticut. The US Attorney's Office said Bonilla worked as a mail processing clerk at the US Postal Service’s Process and Distribution Center in Hartford. Between April 2020 and October 2020, Bonilla opened mail envelopes with …
Rapper Fetty Wap Trafficked 100 Kilos Of Opioids From NY Across US, Federal Officials Say Rapper Fetty Wap Trafficked 100 Kilos Of Opioids From NY Across US, Federal Officials Say
Rapper Fetty Wap Trafficked 100 Kilos Of Opioids From NY Across US, Federal Officials Say Rapper Fetty Wap was among six men charged with running an elaborate cross-country drug distribution ring out of New York, authorities announced. The rapper, whose real name is Willie Junior Maxwell II, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 28 by FBI agents at Citi Field. An indictment was unsealed on Long Island, in Central Islip federal court, Friday, Oct. 29, charging six men with conspiring to distribute and possess controlled substances, including five of them also charged for using weapons in connection to drug trafficking. The six men distributed more than 100 kilograms of cocaine, …
Three In Suffolk County Charged For Conspiring With Rapper In Drug Trafficking Ring Three In Suffolk County Charged For Conspiring With Rapper In Drug Trafficking Ring
Three In Suffolk County Charged For Conspiring With Rapper In Drug Trafficking Ring Three men on Long Island are among six - including a “chart-topping rapper” facing charges for their roles in an elaborate cross-country drug distribution ring. In federal court in Central Islip on Friday, Oct. 29, an indictment was unsealed charging six men with conspiring to distribute and possess controlled substances, including five of them also charged for using weapons in connection to drug trafficking. Those charged: Anthony Leonardi, age 47, of Coram in Suffolk County; Kavaugn L. Wiggins, also known as “KV,” age 26, of Coram; Brian Sullivan, age 26, of Lake Grove; Anthony Cyntje,…
Fetty Wap Trafficked 100 Kilos Of Opioids Across US, Federal Officials Say Fetty Wap Trafficked 100 Kilos Of Opioids Across US, Federal Officials Say
Fetty Wap Trafficked 100 Kilos Of Opioids Across US, Federal Officials Say New Jersey rapper Fetty Wap was among six men charged with running an elaborate cross-country drug distribution ring out of Long Island, authorities announced Friday. The rapper, whose real name is Willie Junior Maxwell II, was arrested Thursday by FBI agents at Citi Field. An indictment was unsealed in Central Islip federal court Friday, Oct. 29, charging six men with conspiring to distribute and possess controlled substances, including five of them also charged for using weapons in connection to drug trafficking. The six men distributed more than 100 kilograms of cocaine, heroin, fe…
Snail Mail? New USPS Standards To Delay Some Delivery Times Now Set To Start Snail Mail? New USPS Standards To Delay Some Delivery Times Now Set To Start
Snail Mail? New USPS Standards To Delay Some Delivery Times Now Set To Start The new service standards that could slow down some United States Postal Service delivery times are set to go into effect. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's plan includes slowing the delivery of first-class mail in an effort to cut costs.  Forbes reported that the new standards will go into effect on Friday, Oct. 1.  The news outlet said first-class mail will be transported by trucks instead of airplanes in the new plan. DeJoy previously said that the goal is to ensure the long-term financial stability of the post office. The plan has received criticism from the US Postal Servic…
3 Brothers Tried To Defraud Postal Service, UPS, Citizens Bank 3 Brothers Tried To Defraud Postal Service, UPS, Citizens Bank
3 Brothers Tried To Defraud Postal Service, UPS, Citizens Bank Three brothers were charged by Indictment for trying to defraud the United States Postal Service, UPS, and Citizens Bank of hundreds of thousands of dollars, federal authorities said. Zumar Dubose, 32, of Atlantic City, NJ; Abdush Dubose, 34, of Boynton Beach, FL; and Kariem Dubose, 40, of Philadelphia, PA; were charged with mail fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.  Between October 2018 and April 2020, the Dubose brothers submitted over 1,200 fraudulent insured-parcel claims with USPS and UPS and received almost $300,000 in dishonest means, accordi…
USPS Will Start Delaying Some Mail Service In Cost-Cutting Measure USPS Will Start Delaying Some Mail Service In Cost-Cutting Measure
USPS Will Start Delaying Some Mail Service In Cost-Cutting Measure The United States Postal Service is planning to begin slowing the delivery of first-class mail in an effort to save money, despite some opposition. NPR reported that Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's 10-year plan has been met with criticism from some members of the US Postal Service's Board of Governors. The news outlet reported that the board's governor, Ronald Stroman said the decision isn't justified by the "relatively low financial return," and creates dangerous risks. DeJoy said adjustments have been made, but still wants to move forward with the plan.  NPR said DeJoy a…
US Postal Worker From Harrisburg Faces Up To 15 Years For Stealing Mailed Medication US Postal Worker From Harrisburg Faces Up To 15 Years For Stealing Mailed Medication
US Postal Worker From Harrisburg Faces Up To 15 Years For Stealing Mailed Medication A United States postal worker from Harrisburg is facing up to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty for theft of mail -- particularly medication out for delivery, authorities said. The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced on Tuesday, 51-year-old Candy Ehler of Harrisburg entered the guilty plea on March 29, 2021 for three counts of theft of mail by an employee. Ehler was accused for the theft of medication mail while working as a USPS employee for Lower Paxton Township, authorities said. USPS was notified that a medication package had no been…
Philadelphia Man Charged With Kidnapping, Robbery Of Postal Workers Using Replica Handgun Philadelphia Man Charged With Kidnapping, Robbery Of Postal Workers Using Replica Handgun
Philadelphia Man Charged With Kidnapping, Robbery Of Postal Workers Using Replica Handgun A Philadelphia man was arrested after he robbed and kidnapped postal workers with a replica handgun as they were delivering parcels in West Philadelphia, authorities announced. The indictment alleges that James Chandler, 54, forced the workers into their postal trucks and stole packages on Jan. 11 and Feb. 4, according to Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams. Chandler is also accused to have forced a postal worker at gunpoint to drive him for several blocks in her postal truck before fleeing on foot during the Feb. 4 incident, Williams said. “Target…
Long Island Man Accused Of Selling Anabolic Steroids On Dark Web, Nassau DA Says Long Island Man Accused Of Selling Anabolic Steroids On Dark Web, Nassau DA Says
Long Island Man Accused Of Selling Anabolic Steroids On Dark Web, Nassau DA Says An undercover police investigation on Long Island into the sale of steroids on the dark web led to the arrest of a Suffolk County man who will now face prison time. Yaphank resident Christopher Camacho, 43, was arrested on Monday, Dec. 14, by Nassau County District Attorney investigators as part of “Operation Jerome,” an investigation into the sale of more than $1 million worth of steroids over the Internet. Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said that Camacho used the dark web to sell thousands of vials of trenbolone enanthate, an anabolic steroid and Schedule II Controlled Su…
Man Seriously Injured After Being Hit By US Postal Service Vehicle On Long Island Man Seriously Injured After Being Hit By US Postal Service Vehicle On Long Island
Man Seriously Injured After Being Hit By US Postal Service Vehicle On Long Island A man walking along a busy Long Island roadway was seriously injured after being hit by a United States Postal Service vehicle. The incident took place around 5 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 17, on Jerusalem Avenue in Levittown, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, the man, 46, was walking southbound on Jerusalem Avenue in the vicinity of Mallard Road was struck by a United States Postal vehicle traveling southbound on Jerusalem Avenue.  As a result of the collision, the pedestrian suffered multiple trauma injuries to his head and body.   He was transported to an …