Ex-postal worker from Roy indicted in fraud

SALT LAKE CITY — A former U.S. Postal Service worker from Roy was indicted by a grand jury Wednesday on fraud charges involving federal workers compensation.

Trudy Gillman, 58, had worked for the postal service from about 1981 to 1998, during which time she said she was harassed with disturbing notes and also was disabled by a work-related onset of extreme stress and fear of being near males or going anywhere alone, according to charges filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court.

Gillman allegedly indicated to mental-health professionals that she suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, agoraphobia, anxiety, panic attacks and depression — making her unable to work and entitling her to disability benefits from the Office of Workers Compensation Programs. However, when Gillman applied for a renewed driver's license, she marked no psychiatric or psychological condition, and according to charges, she had gone driving and shopping, had taken vacations and went jogging alone, all activities that authorities say demonstrate she was capable of being employed.

Prosecutors say Gillman received a total of about $468,838 in disability payments.