Dallas, Texas letter carrier pleaded guilty to 86 Treasury checks from the mail at the Juanita Craft Station, with an intended loss of of $323,742.
The following is a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas:
DALLAS, Texas — At a sentencing hearing held yesterday afternoon, Tobian McRuffin, of Glenn Heights, Texas, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jorge A. Solis to 37 months in prison, following his guilty plea in January 2011 to one count of theft of mail matter by a postal service employee, announced U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks of the Northern District of Texas. Judge Solis also ordered that McRuffin pay $244,320 in restitution and surrender to the Bureau of Prisons on June 15, 2011.
McRuffin’s co-defendant, Roscoe Hill, aka “Peco,” of Dallas, pleaded guilty in January 2011 to one count of possessing stolen mail. He remains on bond; a sentencing date has not yet been set.
According to plea documents filed in the case, in April 2008, while he worked for the U.S. Postal Service as a letter carrier out of the Juanita Craft Postal Station in Dallas, McRuffin stole three U.S. Treasury checks from the mail. Also, in April 2008, Hill possessed eight U.S. Treasury checks, totaling more than $38,000, which he knew had been stolen from the U.S. mail.
According to testimony at yesterday’s sentencing hearing, Judge Solis held McRuffin responsible for stealing 86 Treasury checks from the mail at the Juanita Craft Station, with an intended loss of $323,742.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Postal Service – Office of the Inspector General.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen P. Fahey was in charge of the prosecution.
Will the real John Potter step forward!
Will the real John Potter please step foward!
typical of the mentality of the craft workers
I agree, but the most criminal of activity in the USPS is in the ranks of the corrupt layers and layers of management. This corruption is completely institutionalized in the management ranks, so it will be nearly impossible to correct. They try to “save” a couple bucks by pinching the craft down while they milk the golden cow for hotel stays, meals, milage etc. while they go on “route inspection teams” in other areas of the country and party like it’s 1999!!
Go for the maximum jail sentence and restitution. These thieves need to be treated like the criminals they are. No more slaps on the wrist. Time for the USPS to stiffin up on going after these criminals. Time to turn the USPS back around to the trustworthy service it used to be. Too many have been taking advantage of their good jobs ( bad management ) We have good paying jobs with good benefits, there is no excuse for stealing.