Former U.S. Mail Carriers Plead Guilty
- {Frankfort, Kentucky}...Forty year old Pamela J. Hawkins and 40 year old James Carter, two former U.S. mail carriers, have pleaded guilty to stealing packages that primarily contained Hydrocodone intended for veterans. Prosecutors say Hawkins admitted Tuesday to taking 10 to 11 drug parcels intended for veterans living in Lawrenceburg during the past 1 1/2 years. Monday, Carter pleaded guilty to stealing up to 60 drug shipments while working for the Lexington Processing and Distribution Center. Those packages were intended for veterans in several Kentucky cities. Carter is to be sentenced March 1st in Lexington and Hawkins on March 13th in Frankfort.
