FirstBank branch opens at Five Points Post Office in FranklinThe TennesseanFRANKLIN – The first FirstBank branch in downtown Franklin has recently opened after a more than $3 million renovation of the Five Points Post Office building. The official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the bank's Five Points branch is at 3:15 p.m. …
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PITTSBURGH (AP) – Prosecutors say a western Pennsylvania woman has pleaded guilty to stealing $55,000 from a post office where she had worked. More: continued here
Read More »Downtown Fort Worth Post Office No Longer For Sale – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
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Read More »Woman pleads guilty to $55K of post office thefts – WTAE Pittsburgh
Woman pleads guilty to $55K of post office theftsWTAE Pittsburgh… to one count of misappropriating postal funds. Authorities say Croyle was formerly employed at the post office in Latrobe, and from November 2012 to July 2013 she wrongfully took postal money orders and cash. Sentencing is scheduled for September 22.Hempfield …
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