ALBANY, N.Y. – A Rensselaer County postal worker who admitted to stealing nearly $77,000 in fraudulent money orders while employed by the United States Postal Service was sentenced this week to probation, community service, and a fine.
Federal prosecutors said Matthew Dundas, 26, of Petersburgh, was sentenced on January 14 to two years of probation, 80 hours of community service, and ordered to pay a $4,000 fine after pleading guilty to money order fraud.
According to court documents, between January 2023 and September 2024, Dundas used his position with the Postal Service to issue 105 money orders to himself without paying for them, stealing a total of $76,976.61. Officials said Dundas repaid the stolen amount before entering his guilty plea…