A former postmaster for the Seekonk Post Office has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $19,000 in government funds by issuing no-fee money orders to herself. Bethany LeBlanc, 48, of Seekonk, entered her plea to one count of theft of government money before U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin. Sentencing is set for October 29, 2025.
LeBlanc was arrested and charged in May 2025. She had served as postmaster from November 2023 until about February 2025 and previously worked for the United States Postal Service in several roles including carrier, window clerk, and customer service manager.
According to prosecutors, LeBlanc used her authority as postmaster to generate a total of 25 no-fee money orders totaling approximately $19,917 for her own use. These money orders are intended only for USPS-related expenses and do not carry a fee.
Authorities said that LeBlanc avoided detection by submitting false invoices for USPS expenses to clerks at the Seekonk Post Office so they would issue her the money orders. For two transactions she wrote “Fire Dept. Box” in the memo section to make it appear that they were used for legitimate postal expenses. On other occasions she used names of relatives and associates on the money orders to conceal their true source.
Prosecutors allege that LeBlanc spent thousands of dollars from these proceeds at casinos.
The charge carries a maximum sentence of up to ten years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine. The actual sentence will be determined by a federal judge according to statutory guidelines.
“United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Matthew Modafferi, Special Agent in Charge of the United States Postal Service Office of the Inspector General, Northeast Area Field Office, made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Dustin Chao, Chief of the Public Corruption Unit, is prosecuting the case.”
