WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A former U.S. Postal Service employee in Delaware who defrauded taxpayers of almost $100,000 in workers’ compensation benefits has been sentenced to probation.
Lakisha Hines was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty in March to one count of federal employee compensation fraud, which is punishable by up to five years in prison. Hines, 46, was sentenced to three years probation and ordered to pay almost $94,000 in restitution.
Federal prosecutors said a sentence of probation would allow Hines to keep working at her current jobs and to “chip away” at the restitution she owes. They acknowledged, however, that Hines may not be able to fully repay what she owes.
