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Former Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Federal Obstruction and Video Voyeurism Charges

Press Release

Former Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Federal Obstruction and Video Voyeurism Charges

BOSTON - A New Hampshire man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to obstruction and video voyeurism charges.

Nicholas Testagrossa, 43, of Rindge, N.H., pleaded guilty to one count of obstruction and attempted obstruction of an official proceeding, and two counts of video voyeurism. U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman scheduled sentencing for May 12, 2026. Testagrossa was charged in December 2025.

In March 2025, Testagrossa - then a U.S. Postal Worker at the Westminster, Mass. - secretly placed a hidden camera inside the women's restroom at the Westminster Post Office in an effort to record his female co-workers while they were undressed and using the bathroom. The device was discovered on March 28, 2025, after a postal employee noticed it concealed beneath a vent. A subsequent investigation revealed that the camera had been placed in the restroom on multiple occasions and had captured video recordings inside the women's bathroom on several dates in February 2025 and March 2025, including recordings of two victims undressed without their knowledge or consent.

Investigators recovered video files showing Testagrossa personally installing the hidden camera in the restroom, positioning it to obtain a recording vantage point, and testing the device both inside the post office and at his home. The recordings clearly showed Testagrossa's face and documented his repeated efforts to conceal and operate the camera. The evidence confirmed that the recordings were intentional and part of a pattern of conduct targeting female co-workers.

After the hidden camera was discovered and secured by the Postmaster, Testagrossa removed the device from the Postmaster's desk without authorization and attempted to destroy evidence by damaging the camera's memory card and USB ports. His efforts were unsuccessful because the memory card had already been removed and preserved.

The charge of obstruction and attempted obstruction of an official proceeding provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. The charges of video voyeurism provide for a sentence of up to one year in prison, up to one year of supervised release and a fine of up to $100,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.

United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Matthew Modafferi, Special Agent in Charge of the United States Postal Service, Office of the Inspector General, Northeast Area Field Office made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Danial E. Bennett of the Worcester Branch Office is prosecuting the case.

Updated February 6, 2026
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