Criminal Information — United States v. Wendy Lawrence, No. 3:24-cr-17 (E.D. Va.)

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The charging document against Wendy Lawrence in Case 3:24-cr-00017-MHL, Eastern District of Virginia: a Criminal Information that is Document 1, filed 02/09/24. Its single count, listed as Count 1 under 18 U.S.C. Section 1709, is captioned Theft of Mail by Postal Service Employee. The Information states that on or before October 18, 2022, Lawrence, described as a United States Postal Service officer and employee, embezzled, stole and removed a letter, mail and an article contained in it that had been entrusted to Lawrence. It then states that Lawrence subsequently removed gift cards, checks and other items of value, keeping them for her own use.

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Case 3:24-cr-00017-MHL Document 1 Filed 02/09/24 Page 1 of 2 PagelD# 1
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ie ALT TY SSG 1
Richmond Division Pee a

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ) Criminal No. 3:24-cr- 17
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v. ) Theft of Mail by Postal Service Employee
) 18 U.S.C. Section 1709
WENDY LAWRENCE, ) (Count 1)
| )
Defendant. )
CRIMINAL INFORMATION

THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY CHARGES THAT:
COUNT ONE
On or before October 18, 2022, in the Eastern District of Virginia, the defendant,
WENDY LAWRENCE, a United States Postal Service officer and employee, did unlawfully and
knowingly embezzle, steal, and remove a letter, mail, and article and thing contained therein
which had been entrusted to her, and which came into her possession intended to be conveyed by

mail and delivered by a carrier or messenger employed by a department of the Postal Service.
Case 3:24-cr-00017-MHL Document 1 Filed 02/09/24 Page 2 of 2 PagelD# 2

Specifically, on or before October 18, 2022, WENDY LAWRENCE embezzled, stole,

and removed mail matter from the mail stream that had been entrusted to her care and took such

mail matter to her residence in Chesterfield County, Virginia, within the Eastern District of

Virginia. LAWRENCE subsequently removed gift cards, checks, and other items of value from

such mail matter, keeping them for her own use.

(In violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1709.)

JESSICA D. ABER
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY

Avi Panth

Virginia Bar No. 92450
Assistant United States Attorney
United States Attorney’s Office
919 East Main Street, Suite 1900
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Phone: (804) 819-5400

Fax: (804) 771-2316

Email: avishek.panth@usdoj.gov


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