Embezzlement: Douglas Postal Worker Filed More Than $50K In False Expenses, Feds Say

A US Post Office employee from Worcester County faces up to 10 years in prison after federal authorities charged him with embezzling more than $50,000 in government funds, authorities said.

The USPS supervisor allegedly received more than $50,000 from bogus travel reimbursements last year, authorities said.
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Josh Lanier

03/28/2023 11:46 a.m.

Anthony Fernandes, 37, of Douglas, is charged with one count of theft of government money, the US Attorney General for Massachusetts said.

Fernandes was a supervisor at the USPS in Buzzards Bay and allegedly filed fraudulent reimbursement requests from April through November 2022, the prosecutor said. In total, he was reportedly paid $52,987 for bogus travel receipts.

Along with a decade behind bars, theft of government money carries potentially three years of probation and a fine of up to $250,000.

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