Politics & Government
Worker Charged with Stealing From Massapequa Park Post Office
Uniondale man accused of taking cash and DVDs
A worker at the has been arrested for stealing money and property from customers, Nassau County prosecutors said Thursday.
Harold Gutierrez, 49, of Uniondale is accused of pocketing $1,471 by improperly ringing up customers.
Gutierrez allegely entered false customer transactions, or would omit retail transactions entirely.
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He kept the money to pay personal expenses, prosecutors said. He also admitted to stealing DVDs from Netflix and Blockbuster mailings.
Gutierrez was charged with grand larceny, falsifying business records and criminal possession of stolen property.
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The arrest came after an internal investigation by the Post office, a law enforcement source said.
A call to the Postal Service Inspector General's Office was not immediately returned.
In addition to Guttirez' arrest, two other postal workers, Lisa Jiminez, 45, of the Bronx, and Rita Haynes, 56, of Roosevelt were charged with stealing money from the Uniondale and Hicksville Post Offices respectively in separate incidents.
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