JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Summerhill, Pa., has been sentenced in federal court in Johnstown to three years’ probation and ordered to pay a fine in the amount of $1,000 on her conviction of theft of mail by a postal employee, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
United States District Judge Kim R. Gibson imposed the sentence on Kelly Gruss, 37, of Summerhill, Pa.
According to information presented to the court, on Sept. 22, 2014, Gruss stole $10, and on Sept. 25, 2014, she stole $20 from greeting cards sent via U.S. mail.
Assistant United States Attorney John J. Valkovci, Jr. prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.
Mr. Hickton commended the Office of Inspector General of the United States Postal Service for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Gruss.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
