Press Release from the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of South Dakota:

February 2, 2010
Rapid City, SD

United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Lemmon man charged with Theft of Mail Matter was sentenced on February 2, 2010, by Chief US District Judge Karen E. Schreier. Claude Haugen, age 44, was sentenced to 2 months home confinement, 3 years probation, a $100 special assessment, and $866 restitution. Haugen was indicted by a federal grand jury on September 22, 2009. In February 2009, Haugen, a contract carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, stole a package from an individual on his route. On November 2, 2009, he pled guilty to the charge. This case was investigated by the USPS-OIG. Assistant US Attorney Carolyn G. Olson prosecuted the case