Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Former Dayton postal worker was charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, theft of government property, and theft of mail by a postal employee.
A Dayton resident was one of two defendants on Monday to plead guilty in one of the nation’s "largest and longest running stolen identity refund fraud schemes ever identified," according to U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman. Former U.S. Postal Service carrier Bennie Haynes, 53, of Dayton, and Manuel Rodriguez, 50, of New Brunswick, both pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States, theft of government property, and theft of mail by a postal employee. Rodriguez also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States, theft of government property and aggravated identity theft. Authorities said the scam caused more than 8,000 fraudulent income tax returns to be filed seeking in excess of $65 million in tax refunds…
Monday, May 7, 2012
Former Dynamex branch manger admitted to stealing almost $175,000 while managing the company’s New Jersey operations and failing to disclose the stolen income to the IRS
A former branch manager for the Dynamex Corporation, which has offices in South Brunswick, was sentenced Monday to 21 months in prison for stealing almost $175,000, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Joseph R. Algoo, 39, of Monroe Township, previously pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud and submitting false tax returns. According to court documents, from 1999 through November, 2009, Algoo worked as branch manager for Dynamex’s New Jersey operations, including its offices in North Bergen, Secaucus, and South Brunswick. Algoo processed and submitted delivery orders for independent drivers who made deliveries for the Dallas-based company, which provides same-day and overnight delivery services. Algoo admitted to accessing Dynamex’s…
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Bennie H. Haynes was charged with one count each of theft of government property, bribery and mail theft by a postal employee.
A Dayton mail carrier was arrested and charged today in connection with a scheme to provide addresses to be used for filing fraudulent tax returns and diverting refund checks from his mail route in exchange for payment, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Bennie H. Haynes, 52, of Dayton, was charged with one count each of theft of government property, bribery and mail theft by a postal employee. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, from June 20 to Oct. 19, 2011, Haynes met several times with an undercover law enforcement agent who claimed to be engaged in a scheme to acquire income tax refund checks generated through filing phony individual income tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service. Haynes then allegedly agreed to …
Jose
6:34 pm on Friday, November 30, 2012
This man is one of the most caring person I know. I used to work for him in Dynamex. He made them what they are today. After he started his own thing, they got envious. I can never believe he stole anything. He didn't get sent away for theft..it was for tax evasion. This is really a shame what people can say and write about you. God bless Joseph Algoo. I will never forget what he did for many of … more ›