Longtime employee of Shelby County post office pleads guilty to theft chargesal.com (blog)BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – A former employee of a Shelby County post office pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing more than $27,000 in money orders. Sharon Harrison, 56, of Maplesville, was charged with theft of U.S. Postal money orders and …
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