BOSTON – A former U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee has been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with two schemes to steal USPS funds.

Zeon Johnson, 27, of Saugus, was indicted on one count of theft of government money. Johnson will appear in federal court in Boston on Monday, May 9, 2022, at 11:30 a.m. before U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Marianne B. Bowler. 

TEXARKANA, Texas– A Cleveland, Texas man and woman have pleaded guilty to wire fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.

Clifton Pape, 47, and Sally Jung, 59, have each pleaded guilty to wire fraud violations before U.S. Magistrate Judge Caroline Craven.  As part of their plea agreements, Pape and Jung have agreed to forfeit $680,710.31 and pay up to $3,223,870 in restitution.

NEWARK, N.J. – A Camden County, New Jersey, man was arrested for his role in an unemployment insurance benefits fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.

Willie Carter, 22, of Bellmawr, New Jersey, is charged by complaint with one count of wire fraud. He was arrested on May 5, 2022, appeared by videoconference before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jessica S. Allen, and was released on $150,000 bond.

According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:

OAKLAND – Javed Wahab pleaded guilty today to theft of government property in connection with a scheme to steal funds designed to aid medical providers in the treatment of patients suffering from COVID-19, announced U.S. Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General’s (HHS-OIG) San Francisco Regional Office Special Agent in Charge Steven J. Ryan.  The Hon. Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, U.S. District Judge, accepted the plea.