BUFFALO,
N.Y.—U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Nichole
Crosson, 23, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted
of opening mail without lawful authority, was sentenced to two years
probation by U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael j. Roemer. The defendant was
also ordered to pay $1,729.21 in restitution.
Assistant
U.S. Attorney John D. Fabian, who handled the case, stated that the
defendant, a former United States Postal Service
mail carrier, opened mail and removed gift cards and cash while working
as a mail carrier. For instance, Crosson removed $50 in cash from a
greeting card intended for delivery to a resident in West Seneca, NY in
April 2016. Between January 1, 2016 and April
15, 2016, the defendant removed cash and gift cards totaling $1,729.21
from a number of mailings.
The
sentencing is the culmination of an investigation on the part of the
United States Postal Service, Office of the Inspector
General, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Monica Weyler,
Eastern Area Field Office, Philadelphia, PA., with the assistance of the
Eden Police Department, under the direction of Chief Michael J.
Felschow.
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