John A. Psehoyas, 54, a U.S. Postal Service employee turned drug courier, pleaded guilty today to importing anabolic steroids into the United States from overseas black markets. The Lynnfield, Massachusetts resident admitted to orchestrating a two-year scheme to bring controlled substances through the mail—using his position to track and receive illegal shipments.
Psehoyas, once a customer service supervisor at the Lynnfield Post Office, abused his authority by purchasing anabolic steroids from online vendors in China, Poland, Turkey, and Romania. Between August 2014 and March 2016, he had the illicit packages shipped to multiple addresses in an effort to evade detection—then monitored their progress through the very USPS tracking system he was sworn to uphold.
He pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Boston to one count of importation of a controlled substance, a federal crime carrying a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a $500,000 fine. While federal sentences often fall below the maximum, the breach of public trust will weigh heavily at sentencing.
As part of the plea agreement, Psehoyas has agreed to resign from the U.S. Postal Service—a job that once came with uniform, badge, and access to the nation’s mail network. His betrayal of that role is now a matter of federal record. Senior U.S. District Judge Douglas P. Woodlock scheduled sentencing for April 6, 2017.
The case was announced by United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz and Eileen Neff, Special Agent in Charge of the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Postal Service. The investigation peeled back layers of deception, revealing a man who exploited internal postal tools to serve his own criminal appetite.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Eugenia M. Carris of Ortiz’s Public Corruption Unit is prosecuting the case. The conviction underscores a growing scrutiny of federal employees who weaponize access to the systems they’re paid to protect.
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Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: Official Source ↗
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