Adjusted loss of $1.7 billion for the quarter compared to an adjusted loss of $1.9 billion a year earlier (excludes non-cash workers’ compensation adjustments) Results reflect a pandemic surge in demand for package deliveries, increased operating costs and a continued decline in revenue from mail services Quarter featured the release of the 10-year ‘Delivering for […]
Jeffrey Albert Scott federally detained after being charged for setting Bishopville fires that destroyed the Post Office and damaged City Hall Columbia, South Carolina — 5/5/21 – Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that a Federal Grand Jury in Columbia returned a multiple-count indictment in connection with the destruction of Bishopville’s Post […]
LYNCHBURG, Va. – 5/6/21 – A case involving four people, who between June 2018 and January 2019, conspired to cash checks stolen from residential mailboxes, concluded today in the U.S. District Court. According to court documents, Justin Rosser and Kristen Knowles stole mail from residential mailboxes, altered any personal or business checks they found, and […]
Miami, Fl. – 5/5/21 – A South Florida female who stole cash deposits from different retailers participating in the U.S. Postal Service Deposit by Mail program was sentenced today to five years’ probation, 180 days of home detention, and ordered to pay $49,235.42 in restitution. According to court documents, Christina M. Bolden, 37, worked as […]
USPS 5/5/21 – The U.S. Postal Service and NIKE, Inc. are pleased to announce they have come to a resolution on the upcoming release of Nike footwear inspired by the U.S. Postal Service. The Experimental Nike Air Force 1 footwear are officially licensed by the U.S. Postal Service. Any early images of this shoe were […]
FERGUSON, Mo. – Jonathan Tremaine Thomas was stunned when he lifted the lid to the dumpster behind his business on North Florissant Road in Ferguson on Monday night. He saw a pile of undelivered mail. Some of the communications involved the IRS and Social Security Administration. “It was a real shock,” he said. Thomas is the owner of Soul Coffee […]
DOL – On April 13, 2021, in the United States District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Joseph Whitbeck, former Vice President of National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 274 (located in Allentown, Pa.), was indicted on 10 counts of honest services wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343 and 1346, and […]
Washington, D.C. — 4/30/21 – U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) led a group of nine Republican lawmakers today in the introduction of the ‘‘USPIS Surveillance Protection Act.” If passed, the legislation would defund the Internet Covert Operations Program (iCOP), an illegal domestic surveillance program. Last week, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member […]
What GAO Found In 2020, the majority of which was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) experienced a 9 percent drop in total mail volume when compared to 2019. The overall drop was primarily due to a 4 percent dip in First-Class Mail and a 14 percent decline in Marketing Mail […]
Washington, DC – 4/26/21 – The Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) today released its Financial Analysis, an examination of the U.S. Postal Service’s (Postal Service) financial results and 10-K Statements for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020. Despite an increase in Competitive products revenue, the Commission’s overall analysis supports the conclusion that the Postal Service is on a […]