A former U.S. Postal Service worker is in some legal trouble after he admitted to defrauding the U.S. of more than $76k while he was employed with the post office.
Matthew Dundas, 26, of Petersburgh, NY, was sentenced Wednesday to two years of probation with 80 hours of community service and a $4,000 fine in exchange for his guilty plea in money order fraud case, Acting United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III announced.
As part of his plea, Dundas admitted that, while he was employed with the United States Postal Service, between January 2023 and September 2024, he fraudulently issued 105 money orders to himself without paying for them and stole $76,976.61 from the United States. He reportedly repaid the money he stole prior to pleading guilty…