Investigative News Releases

BOSTON – The former Postmaster for the Seekonk Post Office pleaded guilty today to stealing over $19,000 through no-fee money orders. Bethany LeBlanc, 48, of Seekonk, pleaded guilty to one count of theft of government money. U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin scheduled sentencing for Oct. 29, 2025. LeBlanc was arrested and charged in May 2025.

INDIANAPOLIS – A district judge sentenced an Indianapolis felon to spend nearly 15 years in federal prison after he was found in possession of a machine gun and altered checks stolen from the mail valued at more than $1.2 million.

BOSTON – A former U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for embezzling over $18,000. Christine Hedges, 47, of Brockton, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to three years of probation. Hedges was also ordered to pay $18,939.58 in restitution and forfeiture. In March 2025, Hedges pleaded guilty to one count of theft of government money. In March 2025, Hedges was indicted by a federal grand jury.

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Tauheed Tucker, Cory Scott, and Alexander Telewoda were arrested and charged by superseding indictment with conspiracy to steal government funds, theft of government funds, and mail theft, arising from a multimillion-dollar scheme to steal U.S. Treasury checks from a local U.S. Postal Service (“USPS”) facility and then resell those checks to purchasers around the country.

HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that, on June 5, 2025, Harry Hartman, age 54, a resident of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, was charged by criminal information with mail theft. The Information alleges that Hartman stole packages from the Gettysburg Post Office that were to be received by the Gettysburg College, Print Center & Post Office, and delivered, provided, or made available to intended recipients.