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Ex-Postal Employee In Revere, Melrose Stole Cash From Mail, Created Fake Money Orders: Feds Ex-Postal Employee In Revere, Melrose Stole Cash From Mail, Created Fake Money Orders: Feds
Michael Murray, of Lynn, Faces Up To 15 Years In Prison A 36-year-old former postal clerk has been arrested and charged with stealing hundreds of pieces of mail containing cash, checks, and gift cards and generating fake money orders worth more than $8,000 in total, authorities said.  Michael Murray, of Lynn, was arrested Friday morning, April 26, and charged with one count of theft of mail matter by an employee and one count of theft of government money, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Murray worked at the Beach Street Post Office in Revere and the Melrose Post Office from September 2022 until July 2023. During that…
Armed Robbery Of Mail Carriers: Man, Woman Charged With 2 Boston Heists Armed Robbery Of Mail Carriers: Man, Woman Charged With 2 Boston Heists
Armed Robbery Of Mail Carriers: Man, Woman Charged With 2 Boston Heists A man and woman stand accused of robbing two USPS mail carriers last year — one at knifepoint — to steal their master keys, officials said.  Myesha Lewis, 22, of Boston, and Kenneth Demosthene, 22, of Stoughton, were charged with two counts each of robbery of any person having lawful charge, control, or custody of any mail matter or of any money or other property of the United States, aiding and abetting; two counts each of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees, aiding and abetting, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. They were both released following a fi…
Lynn Ex-Postman Who Admitted Stealing iPads, Cash From Mail Avoids Jailtime: Feds Lynn Ex-Postman Who Admitted Stealing iPads, Cash From Mail Avoids Jailtime: Feds
Lynn Ex-Postman Who Admitted Stealing iPads, Cash From Mail Avoids Jailtime: Feds A 32-year-old former post office employee who admitted to stealing mail must pay restitution to his victims, but he won't serve jail time, federal authorities said.  Juan Murillo, who admitted to taking two iPads bound for a Harvard University dorm and cash from an envelope he was delivering, was sentenced to a year of probation and $2,400 restitution, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Murillo pleaded guilty in April and could have faced as much as five years in prison and a fine ranging up to $25,000.  Murillo isn't the only area postal employee accused of stealing m…