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02/25/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/25/2026 13:27

USPS Employee Indicted for Misappropriation of Funds (DOJ)

WICHITA, KAN. - A federal grand jury in Wichita returned an indictment charging a United States postal worker with embezzling from his employer.

According to court documents, Dalton R. Garcia, 33, of Brewster, Kansas, was indicted on one count of misappropriation of postal funds.

From August 2025 to September 2025, Garcia is accused of using his position as an employee of the U.S Postal Service to embezzle money and property valued at more than $1,000.


OTHER INDICTMENTS

Michael J. Madden, 41, of Wichita was indicted on two counts of felon in possession of ammunition. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) is investigating the case.

Damion Guy, 40, was indicted on one count of distribution of child pornography. The Wichita Police Department and the Kansas Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force are investigating the case.

Project Safe Childhood
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys' Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.

An indictment is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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