PHILADELPHIA – 9/8/21 – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that James Chandler, 55, of Philadelphia, PA entered a plea of guilty before United States District Court Judge R. Barclay Surrick to two counts of robbery of a postal employee and one count of kidnapping. In February 2021, the defendant was charged by […]
WASHINGTON, DC — 9/7/21 – Americans like working for the U.S. Postal Service and are likely to recommend the Postal Service as an employer to others, based on the findings of the 2021 America’s Best Employers By State survey published by Forbes. Forbes partnered with market research company Statista for the annual listing compiled by surveying […]
Jacksonville, Florida – 9/3/21 – Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announces the unsealing of an indictment charging James Gregory Sweat (60, Jacksonville) with theft of mail by a United States Postal Service employee. If convicted, Sweat faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. According to the indictment, on June 4, 2021, […]
BOSTON – 9/3/21 – A former U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for stealing mail, including almost $5,000 in stimulus payments, and making over $16,000 in fraudulent purchases and ATM withdrawals. Angela Gomez, 40, of Lynn, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to three […]
DENVER (KDVR) — 9/2/21 – A not-so-special delivery made to a Denver man was captured on doorbell video. A loud thud announced Sean White’s delivery had arrived at the front of his house. “I heard a loud thump,” White said. “The mailman had already delivered the mail so I kind of thought, what is that?” […]
Washington, D.C. (September 2, 2021)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after the Committee voted favorably to approve a Committee Print to implement the instructions provided by S. Con. Res. 14, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2022: “Climate change affects us […]
Marketing Mail, a product class that is often a leading indicator of mail delivery service performance, achieved its highest level of service performance ever recorded at 94.1% on time for the week of August 21-27 Postal Service also working quickly to address damage and restore service in Louisiana and areas impacted by Hurricane Ida WASHINGTON, […]
NEWARK, N.J. — 9/1/21 – Two New Jersey postal employees were arrested today for their alleged roles in a fraud committed in connection with unemployment insurance benefits, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Khaori Monroe, 28, of Newark, and Ross Clayton, 30, of Irvington, New Jersey, are each charged by complaint with one count […]
HOUSTON – 8/27/21 – A 26-year old Houston man has been arrested in connection with a string of mail thefts occurring recently in the Memorial Drive area of the city, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. A criminal complaint charges Tony Morris Jr. with theft of mail and bank fraud. Authorities took him into […]
Marketing Mail, a product class that is often a leading indicator of mail delivery service performance, reached 93.9% for the week of August 14-20 Faster package processing and deliveries occurring as 48 new package sorting machines became operational across the country; 112 total installations planned for this year Network and operational improvements also key to […]