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Carrier pleads guilty to mail and workers’ comp fraud charges
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Arthur Martel, 55, of Hudson, NH, pleaded guilty to a four count Information before Judge Paul Barbadoro in U.S. District Court in Concord, New Hampshire. The Information charges Martel with two counts of Mail Fraud and two counts of making a False Statement to an agency of the United States.
The Information alleges that in 1996, defendant Martel, a former postal carrier in New Hampshire, submitted a U.S. Department of Labor form which caused him thereafter to be compensated for total disability at the rate of 75% of his full-time pay at the U.S. Postal Service.
By receiving disability pay from the Department of Labor, Martel was required to periodically submit a U.S. Department of Labor form disclosing any work outside of his federal employment. The Information alleges that when submitting the aforementioned forms, Martel did not disclose his employment in the catering business. He falsified the filings to receive benefits.
Martel faces a maximum sentence of twenty years, a maximum fine of $1,000,000 and a term of supervised release of up to five years. Sentencing is scheduled for January 29, 2007 before Judge Barbadoro.
This case was investigated by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General, and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Irish.
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Postal employee charged with embezzling funds
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United States Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan announced today, October 24, 2007, that a resident of Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of misappropriation of postal funds.
The one-count indictment named Barbara J. Ciglar, age 47.
According to the indictment, Ciglar, an officer and employee of the United States Postal Service, did knowingly embezzle $1,133.02 for her own use from November of 2004 until March of 2007.
Assistant United States Attorney Kay B. Lee, who presented the case to the grand jury, indicated that the law provides for a maximum total sentence of 10 years in prison, a fine of $250,000.00, or both. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed would be based upon the seriousness of the offense and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.
The United States Postal Service/Office of Inspector General conducted the investigation leading to the indictment in this case.
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.
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