Federal Jury Convicts Grand Rapids Man Involved in Interstate Drug Trafficking Through U.S. Mail

Federal Jury Convicts Grand Rapids Man Involved in Interstate Drug Trafficking Through U.S. Mail

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – 6/8/26 – U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Timothy VerHey, announced that a federal jury convicted Cordairo Aqtavian Lambert, age 39 of Grand Rapids, Michigan, of possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute. The investigation into Lambert began in July 2024 after postal inspectors in Arizona seized and searched […]

Former Tallahassee Postal Employee & Accomplice Plead Guilty to Federal Crimes

Former Tallahassee Postal Employee & Accomplice Plead Guilty to Federal Crimes

Tallahassee, Florida –6/8/26 – Taija Avion Smith, 25, and Jaheed Anthony Williams, 24, both of Tallahassee, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to commit mail theft, theft of a mail key, bank fraud conspiracy, and multiple counts of aggravated identity theft. Williams also pleaded guilty to 14 counts of bank fraud. The plea […]

Hearing Wrap Up: USPS Needs Reform to Stay Financially Afloat

Hearing Wrap Up: USPS Needs Reform to Stay Financially Afloat

WASHINGTON—6/5/26 – Yesterday, the Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing with the Commissioners of the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to build on the Subcommittee’s broader work examining the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) ongoing financial challenges and identifying ways to improve service and increase revenue. In the hearing, members heard from PRC Commissioners about steps being […]

DHL eCommerce, USPS enter exclusive last-mile contract

DHL eCommerce, USPS enter exclusive last-mile contract

The multiyear agreement is valued at more than $10 billion for parcel delivery USPS News Link – 6/4/26 – DHL eCommerce recently announced an exclusive, multiyear deal with the Postal Service for last-mile parcel delivery in the United States. The contract is the longest in the 25-year relationship between the two organizations and is valued […]

Scanlon Introduces Legislation to Prevent the Postal Inspection Service from Conducting Mass Surveillance

Scanlon Introduces Legislation to Prevent the Postal Inspection Service from Conducting Mass Surveillance

PEN: ask yourself why democrats would want less surveillance. Mail-in ballots probably played an important role in the formation of this bill. Washington, D.C. — 6/3/26 – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today announced the introduction of the Postal Data Privacy Act, legislation that requires law enforcement to obtain a court order to legally access certain […]

USPS Heat Illness Prevention Program requirements to be released

USPS Heat Illness Prevention Program requirements to be released

The Postal Service is preparing to launch this year’s Heat Illness Prevention Program to help employees recognize, prevent and respond to heat-related illnesses while working in hot weather. The program includes updated training and guidance focusing on proper hydration, early symptom recognition and the importance of preventative measures. Mandatory Heat Illness Prevention Program training will […]

San Jose Man Sentenced to 129 Months for Robbing and Assaulting a U.S. Postal Service Letter Carrier

San Jose Man Sentenced to 129 Months for Robbing and Assaulting a U.S. Postal Service Letter Carrier

SAN JOSE – 6/2/26 – Robert Cordova, also known as Robert Cordona, was sentenced today to 129 months in federal prison for robbing and assaulting a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier.  U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman handed down the sentence. Cordova, 51, of San Jose, was indicted by a federal grand jury on January […]

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