Zeon Johnson, Conversion of Government Money, Massachusetts 2023
Former USPS Worker Pleads Guilty to Stealing $18,000 in Marblehead
A former U.S. Postal Service employee pleaded guilty to stealing $18,000 in USPS funds.
Zeon Johnson, 28, of Saugus, was a Sales and Service Distribution Associate at the Marblehead Post Office. As part of his job, Johnson sold stamps and processed money order transactions for USPS customers.
From approximately July 2019 through June 2020, Johnson converted the funds for personal use by stealing cash paid by customers for stamps and issuing USPS money orders payable to himself.
The charge of conversion of government money provides for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000.
U.S. District Court Judge Patti B. Saris scheduled sentencing for December 1, 2023.
Johnson was indicted by a federal grand jury in May 2022.
The announcement was made by Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy and Matthew Modafferi, Special Agent in Charge of the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General, Northeast Area Office.
Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Public Corruption, White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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