Philadelphia Man Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping and Robbing United States Postal Workers

Philadelphia Man Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping and Robbing United States Postal Workers

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 […]

USPS Tops Forbes Annual “America’s Best Employers By State” Survey

USPS Tops Forbes Annual “America’s Best Employers By State” Survey

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 […]

Florida USPS Employee Charged With Stealing Mail

Florida USPS Employee Charged With Stealing Mail

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, […]

Former Massachusetts City Carrier Assistant Sentenced for Stealing Mail

Former Massachusetts City Carrier Assistant Sentenced for Stealing Mail

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 […]

Committee on Oversight and Reform Approves $12 Billion To Electrify USPS and GSA Fleets

Committee on Oversight and Reform Approves $12 Billion To Electrify USPS and GSA Fleets

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 […]

Two New Jersey Postal Employees Charged with Fraud in Connection with Unemployment Insurance Benefits

Two New Jersey Postal Employees Charged with Fraud in Connection with Unemployment Insurance Benefits

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 […]

USPS Fourth-Quarter Service Performance Improvements

USPS Fourth-Quarter Service Performance Improvements

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 […]