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

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by Josh Lanier
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Massachusetts Woman Sentenced For Stealing $260K In Government Benefits Massachusetts Woman Sentenced For Stealing $260K In Government Benefits
Massachusetts Woman Sentenced For Stealing $260K In Government Benefits A Hampden County woman was sentenced in federal court for stealing more than $260,000 in government benefits. Debbie Moore, age 57, of Springfield, was sentenced on Tuesday, July 27, to five years of supervised release, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts announced. The first six months of Moore's sentence are set to be served under house arrest. Moore pleaded guilty to one count of theft of government money in September of 2020. The Attorney's Office said from November of 2003 through February of 2018, $261,933 in Social Security Retirement benefits intended for M…

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by Nicole Valinote