“United States Attorney Bill Nettles announced the indictment of five United States Postal Service employees. Nettles added that this is the first in a wave of indictments targeted to root out fraud by postal workers in claiming unemployment benefits.”
Diana Brown, 49, of Marion, was charged in a one-count indictment with theft from the United States government, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641. The maximum penalty Brown could receive is 10 years imprisonment.
Keisha Weaver, 34, of Pamplico was charged in a one-count Indictment with theft from the United States government, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641. The maximum penalty Keisha Weaver could receive is 10 years imprisonment.
Corey Baker, 41, of Lake City was charged in a two-count Indictment with theft from the United States government, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641, and making a false statement to obtain unemployment benefits, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1919. The maximum penalty Corey Brown could receive is 10 years imprisonment.
Tracy H. Timmons, 40, of Hemingway was charged in a two-count Indictment with theft from the United States government, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641, and making a false statement to obtain unemployment benefits, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1919. The maximum penalty Tracy H. Timmons could receive is 10 years imprisonment.
Carmen Robertson, 42, of Hartsville, was charged in 2-count Indictment with theft from the United States government, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641, and making a false statement to obtain unemployment benefits, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1919. The maximum penalty Carmen Robertson could receive is 10 years imprisonment.
“These indictments represent a collaborative effort between the South Carolina Employment Securities Commission, the Department of Labor Inspector General, and the Postal Service’s Office of Inspector General (OIG),” according to Joanne Yarbrough, Special Agent in Charge of the OIG’s regional office. “The Postal Service prides itself in its dedicated and professional employees and their ability to provide the service our customers have come to expect. The employees identified today are a very small percentage of the thousands of South Carolina postal workers entrusted with processing and delivering the public’s letters and parcels every day.”