CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A former postmaster from Waverly was sentenced to five years of probation and eight months of home confinement for stealing more than $16,000 from the U.S. Postal Service.
Merri Ann Burgart, 43 of Hazelton, received the sentence after pleading guilty in May to one count of wire fraud. Burgart admitted to making false entries in the USPS travel mileage system to get reimbursements for fake mileage she claimed while delivering mail on rural routes in a personal vehicle.
On Aug. 19, 2023, Burgart falsely claimed reimbursement for 727 miles she said she drove on “Route 1” in the Waverly area, which was not true. She received mileage reimbursement she was not entitled to. At the time, Burgart was earning nearly $100,000 a year…