Federal investigators said Friday that a former postal clerk in the Rutland office has been indicted in the rash of mail thefts reported in the area earlier this year.

A federal grand jury handed down a one-count indictment Thursday charging that Michelle Donahoe “intentionally embezzled letters, mail and articles contained therein” over a four-month period in 2009.

A dozen people contacted the Rutland Herald in March saying they got letters from the U.S. Postal Service Office of the Inspector General telling them mail they sent was found in the possession of “someone other than your address.” The reports frequently accompanied stories of missing greeting cards and holiday checks, though nobody described a missing check being cashed.

Full story: Former Rutland postal clerk charged with mail theft: Rutland Herald Online.

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