BOSTON, MA – Christine Hedges, a 46-year-old resident of Brockton, faces charges for the alleged embezzlement of more than $19,000 from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). The indictment, filed on March 20, led to Hedges’ appearance in federal court, where she was released under specific conditions.
Hedges, who began her tenure at USPS around 2020 and last served as a Lead Sales & Service Associate in Brockton, is accused of orchestrating a scheme from October 2021 to August 2023 to divert USPS funds for personal use. Allegations include her generating approximately 70 fraudulent no-fee money orders without a customer’s request or presence, and the theft of cash from her USPS workstation. To conceal her theft, Hedges reportedly replaced the stolen cash with the fraudulent money orders, some of which were made payable to her boyfriend or a family member. Surveillance footage from August 1 to August 14, 2023, purportedly shows Hedges pocketing cash from her drawer on at least one occasion, culminating in a total alleged theft of approximately $19,707 in postal funds.
The charge of theft of government money against Hedges carries a potential sentence of up to 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000. Sentencing will be determined by a federal district court judge, taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.