CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A former St. John resident was not given any prison time by a federal magistrate for making hundreds of false damage claims to the United States Postal Service.
Shaquan Brodie, 21, formerly of St. John, was sentenced Wednesday on an information that charged him with making fraudulent insurance claims against the United States Postal Service, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said.
U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller sentenced Brodie to three years probation and six months of home detention. Magistrate Miller also ordered Brodie to perform 80 hours of community service and pay $14,227.01 in restitution to the postal service.
According to court documents, Brodie filed 201 fraudulent claims for insurance against the postal service totaling in excess of $47,000.
Brodie represented to the postal service that the items were either lost, stolen or damaged when he knew that his claims were false. The postal service paid Brodie $14,227.01 on his fraudulent claims.
This case was investigated by the USPS-Office of Inspector General and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Everard Potter.
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