Joey Edgbert, 59, faces the possible jail sentence because he damaged federal government property, a crime punishable by up to a year in jail, according to court records.
By DOUGLASS DOWTY | syracuse.com | Published: May 12, 2021 SYRACUSE, N.Y. (Tribune News Service) An Auburn military veteran could spend months in jail after admitting he struck a Veterans Affairs computer monitor in frustration over care. Joey Edgbert, 59, faces the possible jail sentence because he damaged federal government property, a crime punishable by up to a year in jail, according to court records. What exactly happened during the Nov. 23, 2020, appointment with a nurse practitioner remains in dispute. The practitioner accused Edgbert of jumping off an exam table and aggressively approaching the nurse, causing the nurse to retreat backwards into his chair in a defense position, according to the criminal complaint.
CNY Army vet could be jailed for breaking VA computer monitor in frustration over care
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Disabled American Veterans attract 300 volunteers a year to drive a fleet of vans that take disabled veterans to doctor s appointments and clinics. Vans line up at the VA Hospital. April 29, 2014 David Lassman | dlassman@syracuse.com
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Syracuse, NY An Auburn military veteran could spend months in jail after admitting he struck a Veterans Affairs computer monitor in frustration over care.
Joey Edgbert, 59, faces the possible jail sentence because he damaged federal government property, a crime punishable by up to a year in jail, according to court records.
CNY mail carrier who hid political mail gets probation, community service
Updated Mar 01, 2021;
Posted Mar 01, 2021
In this May 1, 2020, file photo, a sign in the window of a U.S. mail truck in Boston asks that people not approach closer than six feet due to concern about COVID-19.AP
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A Central New York mail carrier who admitted to hiding 354 political ads before November’s election was sentenced Monday to six months probation and 50 hours of community service, according to federal prosecutors.
Priscilla Czyz, 37, of Cato, had previously pleaded guilty to failing to distribute mail and said she hid the ads because she was overwhelmed by the pandemic and work, her lawyers said.
CNY mail carrier hid 354 political ads just before the election, but it’s not what it seems
Updated Feb 26, 2021;
Posted Feb 26, 2021
A USPS mail carrier pauses in his vehicle after delivering mail in Grand Rapids on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021. (Hope Davison | MLive.com)Hope Davison
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Syracuse, NY Instead of delivering 354 political ads in the weeks before the November election, an Onondaga County mail carrier took them home and left them on a dog crate in her front yard.
Now, Priscilla Czyz, 37, of Cato, is facing a federal misdemeanor for failing to distribute the mail. But everyone agrees that her intentions were not political.