Embezzlement Plea by Former Postmaster

8/22/2012 (Updated 10:40:23 PM)

The former postmaster of the North Norwich post office has admitted to swiping more than 7-thousand dollars, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Northern District of New York.

In return for his guilty plea, 65-year-old James Ives gets:
-- a year of probation....
-- 50 hours of community service....
--and a thousand dollar fine.

The money was taken from the post office between 2008 and 2011.