SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – 3/14/24 – On March 7, 2024, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned four indictments charging four U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employees assigned to the 65th Infantry Postal Office in San Juan, Puerto Rico with delay of mail in violation of Title 18, United States Code, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — 3/15/24 – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) has joined his colleagues in calling on the United States Postal (USPS) service to protect mail delivery jobs. In a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, the Senators urge him to stop any changes to the USPS service standards that would result in job losses and further degrade […]
Palmetto, Ga. — 3/14/24 – U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is demanding answers from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) on reported mail delays at the processing and distribution center in Palmetto. Sen. Ossoff today launched an inquiry with USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to provide detailed answers and explanation amid growing reports of missing and delayed mail processed through the […]
PROVIDENCE, RI – 3/15/24 – A Providence man pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday to a charge of conspiracy to possess 500 grams or more of cocaine with the intent to distribute, at the same time admitting to a federal judge that conspiracy members kidnapped a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) worker at gunpoint while […]
RALEIGH, N.C. – 3/13/24 – A federal grand jury returned a 13-count indictment charging three men for their alleged role in a conspiracy and scheme involving the theft of checks from United States Postal Service collection boxes located in Wake County. According to the allegations in the indictment, one or more co-conspirators stole checks from […]
WASHINGTON, DC – 3/13/24 – U.S. Representatives Sam Graves (R-MO), Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), and Mark Alford (R-MO) introduced the Pony Up Act this week which would protect consumers by putting the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) on the hook for late delivery of bills. Multiple constituent complaints have been registered regarding late fees needing to be […]
WASHINGTON, DC – 3/13/24 – Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) and Greg Landsman (OH-1) introduced today the bipartisan Protect our Letter Carriers Act (H.R. 7629). This bipartisan legislation addresses the rise of violent crime committed against letter carriers as they carry out their duties. It will protect our letter carriers and strengthen public safety. In building on […]
Postal Services Health Benefits Program Will Provide a Customer Friendly System Covering Nearly Two Million USPS Employees, Annuitants, and Family Members Washington, D.C. – 3/12/24 – The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released a list of conditionally approved carrier applicants today to participate in OPM’s new Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program for U.S. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. —3/12/24 – Postmaster General Louis DeJoy released the following statement regarding a recent 30-day sentence for a criminal involved in the armed robbery of a Postal Service letter carrier in San Francisco: “It is simply unacceptable that a criminal was sentenced to a mere 30-days for threatening a letter carrier at gunpoint and […]
Arrests for Robbery of Letter Carriers Up 73% Year Over Year High-Security Blue Collection Boxes, Enhanced Security Mechanisms Now in All 50 States WASHINGTON, D.C. – 3/12/24 – Today, the U.S Postal Service (USPS) and U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) announced an update on Project Safe Delivery, a joint initiative to protect postal employees and […]