Former Grangeville Postal Employee Sentenced For Embezzling Money

COEUR D’ALENE – Mari A. Mort, 46, of Grangeville, Idaho, was sentenced today in United States District Court to five years of probation, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered Mort to pay $7,721.58 in restitution. Mort pleaded guilty to the charge of misappropriating postal funds in March 2014.

According to court documents between February 14, 2011, and June 13, 2013, Mort, who was employed at the U.S. Post Office in Grangeville, Idaho, stole money from Water Oz, a company located just outside Grangeville. Mort embezzled funds by charging Water Oz for packages the company did not mail and refunding the money to herself.

The case was investigated by the Office of Inspector General for the United States Postal Service.