Chinese Drug Traffickers Say Ship Fentanyl Via USPS – Trump Orders USPS To Search and Refuse These Packages

Chinese Drug Traffickers Say Ship Fentanyl Via USPS – Trump Orders USPS To Search and Refuse These Packages

8/24/19 – Washington Post – (Last) Wednesday, the Trump administration sanctioned three Chinese nationals accused of trafficking fentanyl, identifying two of them as “significant foreign narcotics traffickers.” Treasury Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Sigal Mandelker said the “Chinese kingpins” directly contributed to the nation’s opioid addiction crisis by shipping hundreds of packages of synthetic opioids to […]

New USPS Forever Stamps Feature Winter Berries

New USPS Forever Stamps Feature Winter Berries

What: With the release of the Winter Berries Forever stamps, the U.S. Postal Service celebrates four of winter’s small yet vibrant offerings: the winterberry (Ilex verticillata), the juniper berry (Juniperus communis), the beautyberry (Callicarpa americana), and the soapberry (Sapindus saponaria). News of the stamps is being shared with the hashtag #WinterBerriesStamps. Who: Steven R. Phelps, Acting Vice President of Pricing […]

40-Year Veteran Of USPS Killed In Longmeadow Crash

40-Year Veteran Of USPS Killed In Longmeadow Crash

LONGMEADOW (AP/CBS) — A 40-year veteran of the United States Postal Service was one of two people killed in a crash in Longmeadow Thursday. The crash involved a pickup truck and a mail delivery truck near the Connecticut border. Police in Enfield, Connecticut say they were trying to stop the pickup driver, 47-year-old David Cersosimo […]

Milwaukee postal worker fired for throwing mail into dumpster

Milwaukee postal worker fired for throwing mail into dumpster

SHOREWOOD, Wis. — A Milwaukee postal worker is out of a job after throwing mail into a dumpster. Trash container in Shorewood where mail was found dumped.For the Shorewood neighborhood south of Capitol Drive, the afternoon mail never arrived Monday. The woman filling in for the route’s regular carrier decided to throw it out. “That’s […]

Walnut Creek, CA Man Sentenced To More Than Two Years In Prison For Mail Theft Conspiracy

Walnut Creek, CA Man Sentenced To More Than Two Years In Prison For Mail Theft Conspiracy

SAN FRANCISCO – Tyler Goforth was sentenced to 27 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution for his role in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud stemming from a mail theft scheme, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and United States Postal Inspection Service Inspector in Charge Rafael Nuñez.  The Honorable Maxine M. […]

American Airlines Inc. Agrees To Pay $22 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations for Falsely Reporting Delivery Times of U.S. Mail Transported Internationally

American Airlines Inc. Agrees To Pay $22 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations for Falsely Reporting Delivery Times of U.S. Mail Transported Internationally

DOJ – 8/20/19 – The Justice Department announced today that American Airlines Inc. has agreed to pay approximately $22.1 million to resolve its alleged liability under the False Claims Act for falsely reporting the times it transferred possession of United States mail to foreign postal administrations or other intended recipients under contracts with the United […]

Easier than ever to update your USPS info

The Life Changes LiteBlue page allows employees to provide USPS with updated contact information. USPS News Link – 8/21/19 – The Postal Service is reminding you about an easy, new method to provide the organization with your current contact information. USPS requires you to keep your mailing address and other information up to date so […]