Report: Former Postal Worker Sentenced to Probation for Fraud

A former U.S. Postal Service worker in Delaware was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay nearly $94,000 in restitution for defrauding the federal workers’ compensation program, according to the Associated Press. Lakisha Hines, 46, pleaded guilty to one count of fraud in March. Federal prosecutors reportedly said the sentence will allow Hines to continue working and try to satisfy the restitution order. However, the Associated Press reported that federal prosecutors also acknowledged that Hines might never be able to repay the benefits she stole. The AP reports that...