The first, Diane L. Rich, of Cambridge, is charged with embezzling approximately $58,000 on or about Jan. 4, 2004, through on or about July 21, 2006, from the Rural Housing Service, a program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The maximum possible penalty if convicted, includes imprisonment of 30 years, a $1,000,000 fine, a 5 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

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The second, Jeannie Wilson, age 28, of Orleans, is charged in a two-count indictment. Count I alleges that on or about Dec. 22, 2006, through on or about Dec. 20, 2007, Wilson embezzled funds from the Atlanta Nebraska Post Office.

The maximum possible penalty if convicted, includes imprisonment of 10 years, a fine of $250,000, followed by 3 years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment. Count II of the indictment charges that on or about June 26, 2007, through on or about November 21, 2007, Wilson stole United States Postal Service Money Orders. The maximum possible penalty, includes imprisonment of 5 years, a fine of $250,000, followed by 3 years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment.

Indictments are charging documents that contain one or more individual counts that are merely accusations, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.