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| Former postmaster pleads not guilty to felony theft |
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| Friday, 19 October 2007 | |
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By Jon Tatting editor.countynews@ecm-inc.com Former Dalbo postmaster Lorri Frances Gambino on Wednesday, Oct. 17 pleaded not guilty to felony theft charges during an omnibus hearing Oct. 17 in 10th District Court in Cambridge. The case involving the 49-year-old Dalbo woman is set for trial on April 7, 2008, enough time to possibly allow a plea hearing — before the trial date — through an agreement between Gambino’s attorney, Jeff Larson, and the Isanti County Attorney’s Office. Defense attorney Larson told Judge P. Hunter Anderson that he is currently working on an agreement with County Attorney Jeff Edblad. Gambino resigned from her position as Dalbo postmaster in February 2007 after an investigation by the U.S. Postal Service revealed missing post office funds and supplies. On July 18, Gambino appeared in 10th District Court in response to a summons alleging felony theft-indifferent to owner rights detailing the issuance of $13,722 in USPS money orders to herself and family members without full payment and a $6,354 total stamp shortage from the Dalbo Post Office. Gambino worked as Officer in Charge of the Dalbo Post Office from 1995 until December 2001 when she was appointed postmaster. As postmaster she was accountable for all the financial transactions in the office including overseeing the sale of USPS products such as money orders and stamp stock. Acting on a tip received in December 2006, the USPS office of Inspector General began an investigation that included a full audit of the Dalbo branch for the years 1999 to 2007. According to the criminal complaint, Gambino is alleged to have issued herself thousands of dollars in unauthorized salary advances, all but $6,647 of which she had repaid. A comparison of stamp sales reported for 2004 through 2006 with stamp stock received by the Dalbo branch to replenish stock also revealed a total stock shortage of $6,354. At the time of her resignation in February, Gambino agreed to repay $6,647.99 but still faces the criminal charges. Following her first appearance in court July 18 she was ordered booked at the jail and then released on her own recognizance. |
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