An Onondaga County Postal Manager has been indicted after it was alleged he stole over $80,000 in stamps for over two years.
56-year-old Emilio Chirico, the Station Manger for the DeWitt Post Office, has been charged by indictment with wire fraud, misappropriation of post funds, and false entries and reports, as announced by United States Attorney Carla Freedman and Matthew Modafferi of the United States Postal Service, Office of Inspector General.
The indictment alleges that between January 2021 and March 2023, Chirico stole $81,553.94 in stamps from the DeWitt Post Office and falsified postal records to conceal the theft of the stamps. Chirico has been the station manager at the DeWitt Post Office since March 2012.
The charges filed against Chirico carry a maximum sentence of 30 years in federal prison, a fine of up to $1,000,000.00, and a term of supervised release of up to 5 years. A defendant’s sentence is imposed by a judge based on the statute the defendant is charged with violating, the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, and other factors.
The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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