Two Massachusetts Postal Employees Charged With Selling Drugs While On Duty

October 3, 2011 by
Filed under: postal, postal news, usdoj 

BOSTON – Two United States Postal Service employees, along with two others, were indicted on drug trafficking charges.

GERARD HARRINGTON, 48, of Stoneham; JOHN THIBEDEAU, 48, of Waltham; SEAN WILLIAMSON, 41, of Peabody; and WILLIAM ZULUAGA, 57, of East Boston, were indicted on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine and possession with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine. At a hearing this afternoon, the prosecutor told the court that, Harrington and Williamson, Postal employees, allegedly sold cocaine while on duty at the Somerville Post Office.

The indictment alleges that beginning on at least May 13, 2011, and on at least five different occasions thereafter, the defendants knowingly possessed with the intent to distribute and did distribute, cocaine.

If convicted on these charges, Harrington, Thibedeau, Williamson and Zuluaga each face up to 20 years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $1 million.

United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz and Jane Hughes, Special Agent in Charge, United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General, Northeast Area Field Office made the announcement today. Also assisting in the investigation are the Massachusetts State Police, Middlesex County, PACT Unit, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Office of Homeland Security Investigations in Boston and the Somerville Police Department. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Eugenia M. Carris of Ortiz’s Public Corruption and Special Prosecutions Unit.

The details contained in the indictment are allegations. The defendants are presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

source: US Attorney’s Office, District Of Massachusetts

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8 Comments on Two Massachusetts Postal Employees Charged With Selling Drugs While On Duty

  1. Fed up on Tue, 4th Oct 2011 6:26 am

    2. Good! There’s two more that we can take off the payroll. Just look at all the savings!

  2. Bill on Tue, 4th Oct 2011 11:08 am

    3. What about the morons that bought drugs from them. Im sure they were ofered early outs. ;-0

  3. joemama on Tue, 4th Oct 2011 5:45 pm

    4. All red sux fans i’m sure . That’s what they will be doing in jail .

  4. ron on Wed, 5th Oct 2011 12:08 am

    5. more bad press. Hopefully they were not union members in good standing.

  5. Bill on Wed, 5th Oct 2011 2:33 am

    6. Transaction ,
    Clerk: Good morning would you like a book of stamps?

    Patron ; Yes , Forever Stamps If you have them.

    Clerk : Well How about some Cocaine,? We have The best!!!

    Patron; Wow thats an interesting product, whats the price?

    FIRE THESE JERKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  6. enufisenuf on Wed, 5th Oct 2011 12:32 pm

    7. The union says:

    This is just another continuing effort on part of USPS to get rid of employees by hook or by crook! Make no mistake…grievances will be filed on this (maybe even commercials & pickets).

  7. Deaf, Dumb & Blind on Thu, 6th Oct 2011 4:25 pm

    8. Wasn’t that part of the new requirement of the SSA job….SELL SELL SELL…yeah, that came out in a District Bulletin, I’m sure of it…..in fact it said sell your Mother if you can…..REALLY!

  8. Deaf, Dumb & Blind on Thu, 6th Oct 2011 4:26 pm

    9. and it also said it was up to everyone to increase revenue….I read it… duh