Postal Union Officer Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement
Press Release from The United States Attorney,Middle District of Alabama
MONTGOMERY, ALA. – A former Dothan, Alabama United States postal union secretary-treasurer, Bridgett Cardall Hooks, age 35, has pleaded guilty to embezzlement of the union’s funds, Leura G. Canary, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, announced today.
In a hearing before United States Magistrate Judge Wallace Capel, Hooks admitted that she stole nearly $11,000 of the American Postal Workers Union Local 332’s funds while she served as the union’s secretary-treasurer. Hooks admitted that she accomplished this (1) by writing herself unauthorized and improper checks drawn on the labor organization’s checking account, and (2) by conducting unauthorized and improper purchases and withdrawals with her union debit card.
Hooks will be sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Mark E. Fuller on May 16, 2008. At sentencing, Hooks could receive up to five years incarceration for her offense.
February 20th, 2008 at 8:36 am
African-American, no?
February 21st, 2008 at 4:43 am
who cares what race……loser; both of you!
February 21st, 2008 at 8:22 pm
If that be a sista I’ll get her a job in DC paying $300,000 a year! A white chick can go sell her butt
February 24th, 2008 at 7:37 am
If she admits to 11,000 she proubably stole 33,000
February 24th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Crack-whore. Typical.
February 25th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
Typical postal worker. Just got caught….
February 27th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
What difference does it make what race the person is? Lets be real… A theif is a theif! White, Black,Purple, blue… It dosen’t matter. This Union has no room for theives! Its bad enough the USPS steals from us every day! Jobs are going left and right and again, those jobs are being taken from us by every race under the sun. Brothers and Sisters, lets not make this a racial issue. We have enough struggles!
February 27th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Dunno. Maybe it IS, or at least should be, a racial issue….
February 28th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
speaking of thieves, whats up with Hugo Francia these days I understand he’s still taking the quid pro quo from unsuspecting subordinates at the USPS.
March 2nd, 2008 at 5:19 pm
Whats the big deal. All the union has ever done is take my dues and turn their back when we need them. That sounds like embezzlement to me. At least she admits to taking money. And to all you idiots that bring race into this, I hope you get run over by a truck filled with cancer.
March 15th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
unions are screwing the american public and now screwing their own. Protect your slugs till privatization is here…..