Auto shop owner charged with bribing USPS official in exchange for government contract

Posted on May 9, 2015May 9, 2015 by 21cpw

By Eric Heisig – May 8, 2015 CLEVELAND, Ohio — The owner of a Cleveland auto repair shop was charged Friday with giving thousands of dollars in bribes to a then-U.S. Postal Service official in exchange for receiving a government contract. Andrew Maloney Jr., 37, of Bedford Heights, is accused of bribing Kevin Hood, who…

U.S. Postal Service VMF manager charged with extorting bribes in exchange for work contracts

Posted on June 5, 2014June 6, 2014 by 21cpw

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Federal charges were filed Thursday against the manager of the U.S. Postal Service’s Vehicle Maintenance Facility, accusing him of extorting more than $19,000 in bribes and free vehicle repairs, and of stealing postal service property. Kevin R. Hood, 46, of Richmond Heights, was charged in a two-count criminal information with extortion and…