Martinsdale woman pleads not guilty in disability scheme

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) A former U.S. Postal Service employee accused of lying about disabilities to collect workers' compensation has pleaded not guilty to mail and wire fraud as well as theft of federal government money.

The indictment alleges that 56-year-old Bonnie M. Schreiber regularly filed false claims related to workers' compensation payments with the U.S. Department of Labor and lied to her doctors and the Postal Service about her condition.

A phone message left by The Associated Press at Schreiber's residence last night wasn't immediately returned.

Prosecutors say Schreiber has received $68,726 in benefits to which she was not entitled and used the mail and wires to carry out the scheme.

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