Date: 03-21-2017

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Case Number: 6:17-cr-00010-RAW

Judge: Kimberly E. West

Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma (Muskogee County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: John David Luton

Defendant's Attorney: Scott A. Graham - FPD

Description: Muskogee, OK - Canadian Woman Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement Of Mail By Postal Employee

Leanda Joanne Prather, age 37, of Canadian, Oklahoma, pled guilty to EMBEZZLEMENT OF MAIL BY POSTAL EMPLOYEE, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1709, punishable by no more than 5 years imprisonment, and up to a $250,000.00 fine or both.

The Indictment alleged that between on or about August 2, 2016, to on or about December 20, 2016, in the Eastern District of Oklahoma, the Defendant, a United States Postal Service employee, did willfully, knowingly and unlawfully embezzle packages entrusted to her and which came into her possession to be conveyed by mail, located at the Eufaula Post Office, 131 W. Foley, Eufaula, Oklahoma, while performing her assigned duties as an employee of the United States Postal Service.

The charge arose from an investigation by the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General.

The Honorable Kimberly E. West, Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, accepted the plea and ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report. The defendant remains on release status pending a sentencing hearing.

Outcome: Guilty

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