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Postal Worker Stole 30,000 Netflix DVDs
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| 09/22/2009
| Time, AP
Posted on 09/23/2009 11:12:20 AM PDT by iowamark
(SPRINGFIELD, Mass.) A former postal service employee has pleaded guilty to stealing more than 30,000 DVDs that moved through a western Massachusetts post office...
Federal prosecutors say the movie rental company alerted Springfield post office officials that a suspiciously high number of DVDs were disappearing. As many as 100 movies a week were disappearing.
Weathers was arrested in February 2008 after investigators filmed him taking DVDs from packages and slipping them into his backpack.
He faces 10 months to 16 months in prison and restitution costs of about $38,000 at his Dec. 23 sentencing....
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: mylesweathers; obamasbuddy; obamashomey; obamavoter; postal; usps
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posted on
09/23/2009 11:12:20 AM PDT
by
iowamark
To: iowamark
Yea, but was he ever fired?
2
posted on
09/23/2009 11:13:49 AM PDT
by
packrat35
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.- M Thatcher)
To: iowamark
He faces 10 months to 16 months in prison I wonder if they'd consider house arrest, y'know, so he could get to watching the movies.
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posted on
09/23/2009 11:15:00 AM PDT
by
End Times Sentinel
(In Memory of my Dear Friend Henry Lee II)
To: packrat35
He’s now the Postal Czar.............
4
posted on
09/23/2009 11:15:47 AM PDT
by
Osage Orange
(A community organizer cannot bitch when communities organize..... - Rush Limbaugh)
To: iowamark
Put him in the slammer until he watches them all.
5
posted on
09/23/2009 11:15:48 AM PDT
by
Tijeras_Slim
(William Marcy Tweed was a community organizer too.)
To: iowamark
Weathers was arrested in February 2008 after investigators filmed him taking DVDs from packages and slipping them into his backpack. Can I put that movie on my NetFlix list?
6
posted on
09/23/2009 11:16:23 AM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
("I can run wild for six months ...after that, I have no expectation of success" - Admiral Obama-moto)
To: Owl_Eagle
At 100 minutes per movie, it would take almost 5 years to watch them all non-stop.
7
posted on
09/23/2009 11:17:21 AM PDT
by
Tijeras_Slim
(William Marcy Tweed was a community organizer too.)
To: Tijeras_Slim
Actually, almost 6 years.
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posted on
09/23/2009 11:17:39 AM PDT
by
Tijeras_Slim
(William Marcy Tweed was a community organizer too.)
To: packrat35
He'll be sentenced to do community service at the post office.
9
posted on
09/23/2009 11:18:55 AM PDT
by
iowamark
(certified by Michael Steele as "ugly and incendiary")
To: iowamark
restitution costs of about $38,000 A bit over $1.00 per movie? Seems way too low.
10
posted on
09/23/2009 11:19:23 AM PDT
by
Michael.SF.
(Where are are we going and how did I get in this hand basket?)
To: iowamark
11
posted on
09/23/2009 11:19:39 AM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: packrat35
“Yea, but was he ever fired?”
HA!! I bet he was transferred and given a promotion to supervisor!
12
posted on
09/23/2009 11:19:42 AM PDT
by
J40000
To: iowamark
When we were in Michigan, our son’s Netflick account was closed because we were not receiving the disks. Several times we received an empty envelope. We contacted the postal service a couple of times about it. Good to hear he was caught.
To: iowamark
Obama to America:
You put up with crappy service from the Post Office.
You wait in line forever to be treated rudely at the DMV.
You tolerate being harassed by the IRS for taking legitimate deductions while top government officials get a wink and a nod for blatant tax fraud.
You put up with government intruding in your life while taking your hard earned money and abusing you at every turn.
So why don’t you like my health care plan? It’s just more of what you are already putting up with.
To: Michael.SF.
I think they recovered the movies, the “cost” was in lowering the available supply by taking them out of circulation until his arrest and their recovery (unless they are still being held as evidence).
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posted on
09/23/2009 11:21:43 AM PDT
by
allmendream
(Wealth is EARNED not distributed, so how could it be RE-distributed?)
To: iowamark
This pathetic loser is perfect for the Obama administration.
Afterall, he steals, lies, cheats and steals some more.
The jokes about him working for Obama would be funny if they weren't so true.
16
posted on
09/23/2009 11:22:00 AM PDT
by
GI Joe Fan
(GI Joe represents Real American Heroes, not a bunch of globalist drones.)
To: iowamark
I looked for a picture of Myles Weathers but couldn’t find one.
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posted on
09/23/2009 11:22:13 AM PDT
by
iowamark
(certified by Michael Steele as "ugly and incendiary")
To: packrat35
He’s a government worker. He is probably on Paid administrative leave.
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posted on
09/23/2009 11:22:17 AM PDT
by
MeSpikeLibs
(Global Warming = Global BS)
To: iowamark
Let’s see if I have this correct...
Copy ONE movie and it’s 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Steal 30,000 movies and it 10-16 months and $38,000 in fines.
Yep, I guess that makes sense in MA and DC! Hmmmm.....
To: anonsquared
So when does Obama announce that the USPS Internal Investigation Officers "acted stupidly?"
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posted on
09/23/2009 11:24:19 AM PDT
by
GI Joe Fan
(GI Joe represents Real American Heroes, not a bunch of globalist drones.)
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