A federal judge sentenced a former U.S. Postal Service postal worker to three years’ probation and a $10,000 fine for stealing painkillers from a veteran on his mail route.
U.S. District Court Judge Harry “Sandy” Mattice sentenced 53-year-old Michael Murdock this morning.
Murdock pleaded guilty on Nov. 1 to one of nine counts against him for stealing Veterans Affairs-prescribed hydrocodone tablets from a parcel intended for Liggie Arthur Phelps of Petersburg, Tenn. He had faced up to five years in prison.
Murdock had worked for the post office for about 14 years.
Court documents showed seven instances in which Murdock took the medications he was supposed to deliver and stated he stole $11,562 under his control while working at the post office.
Todd South covers courts, poverty, technology, military and veterans for the Times Free Press. He has worked at the paper since 2008 and previously covered crime and safety in Southeast Tennessee and North Georgia. Todd’s hometown is Dodge City, Kan. He served five years in the U.S. Marine Corps and deployed to Iraq before returning to school for his journalism degree from the University of Georgia. Todd previously worked at the Anniston (Ala.) Star. Contact ...
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