Postmaster accused of payroll fraud
The former postmaster of Bridgeton, New Jersey was recently charged with one count of misappropriation of postal funds and one count of aiding and abetting in connection with an alleged payroll scheme, the Daily Journal reports.
Daniel Mayo, whose position as postmaster allowed him access to an employee time and attendance database, reportedly used his privileges to collect and cash almost $18,000 worth of paychecks made out to an employee who resigned in May of 2009. The employee told authorities that she was unaware of the scheme, which took place between August 2009 and September of last year.
The scheme was uncovered after Mayo transferred to nearby Camden in November 2010 to become a customer service supervisor, and his replacement found a 2010 W-2 form for the former employee in his desk.
The Office of the Inspector General for the postal service was contacted in late January, at which point an investigation began.
A similar investigation in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, recently found that a former school employee had embezzled more than $50,000 between January of 2007 and November of 2009, according to the Lafayette Advertiser. The employee was charged with obstruction of justice, first degree injuring public record, theft, malfeasance in an office and public payroll fraud.
Daniel Mayo, whose position as postmaster allowed him access to an employee time and attendance database, reportedly used his privileges to collect and cash almost $18,000 worth of paychecks made out to an employee who resigned in May of 2009. The employee told authorities that she was unaware of the scheme, which took place between August 2009 and September of last year.
The scheme was uncovered after Mayo transferred to nearby Camden in November 2010 to become a customer service supervisor, and his replacement found a 2010 W-2 form for the former employee in his desk.
The Office of the Inspector General for the postal service was contacted in late January, at which point an investigation began.
A similar investigation in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, recently found that a former school employee had embezzled more than $50,000 between January of 2007 and November of 2009, according to the Lafayette Advertiser. The employee was charged with obstruction of justice, first degree injuring public record, theft, malfeasance in an office and public payroll fraud.
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