Augusta Man Pleads Guilty to Mail and Postal Money Order Theft Charges

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Augusta Man Pleads Guilty to Mail and Postal Money Order Theft Charges

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on Aug. 18, 2014. It is reproduced in full below.

Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Jason

K. Stockmar, 28, of Augusta, Maine, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to stealing mail and

postal money orders while employed by the United States Postal Service (USPS).

According to court documents, Stockmar was hired by the USPS in 2011. He was the

Postmaster Relief of the East Vassalboro, Maine Post Office when he stole about 25 to 30 pieces

of customer mail between about Dec. 1, 2012, and April 21, 2013. Stockmar took cash,

checks, and gift cards from that mail. He also took 20 blank postal money orders from a safe in

the East Vassalboro Post Office.

Stockmar faces a sentence of up to 5 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. He

will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigation report by the U.S. Probation

Office.

The case was investigated by the USPS Office of the Inspector General.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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