Former Ithaca Postal Employee Sentenced for Stealing Money Orders

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Stephen Perrine, age 40, of King Ferry, New York, was sentenced today to 12 months of probation for stealing money orders from the United States Postal Service (USPS). United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Special Agent in Charge Matthew Modafferi, the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General (USPS-OIG), Northeast Area Field Office, made the announcement. 

Perrine previously pled guilty and admitted that while working for the USPS in Ithaca, New York, he stole 10 money orders totaling $2,480, by issuing them to himself and entering fraudulent justifications in a USPS accounting system. For example, Perrine admitted that he stole and cashed a $400 money order on or about September 13, 2022, and that he documented the money order as having been issued as payment for “local transport.” Similarly, Perrine admitted that on November 15, 2022, he stole and cashed a $200 money order, which he fraudulently documented as having been issued as payment for “office supplies.”

Perrine was ordered to pay full restitution of $2,480 to the USPS. Perrine no longer works for USPS, as he resigned his position after he was charged in this case.

USPS-OIG investigated this case and Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael F. Perry prosecuted this case.

Updated December 13, 2023

For Immediate Release

U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of New York