GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. – Video shows a mail carrier tossing packages in a local driveway. A not-so-special delivery has one weather buff hot under the collar. Paul Nowotny’s surveillance cameras caught the mail carrier in a van throwing packages in his Green Cove Springs driveway, and you can see this wasn’t a gentle toss. […]
DOJ – 7/02/19 – KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A former postal carrier was sentenced in federal court today for stealing mail from dozens of residents and for possessing methamphetamine to distribute. Brandy Manning, 40, of Liberty, Missouri, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to six years in federal prison without parole. The court […]
Largest “Mail Dumping” Case in Alaska History Anchorage, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that, in the largest “mail dumping” case in Alaska history, a former U.S. Postal Service employee has been sentenced to federal prison for deserting more than 49 plastic tubs of mail that he was responsible for delivering. Thomas Gerald Hilty, […]
http://a248.e.akamai.net/f/248/60653/1d/usps.download.akamai.com/60653/streaming/vod/BizFocus070219.mp4 USPS News Link – 7/2/19 – Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan’s latest “Business Focus” video updates USPS employees on service improvements, efforts to develop a 10-year business plan for the organization and other topics. The Postal Service’s latest data trends show improvements in on-time performance, Brennan reports. The organization is using this information to […]
People march in an Independence Day parade in Wellfleet, MA, in 2014. USPS News Link – 7/02/19 – Thursday, July 4, is Independence Day, the annual holiday that commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Independence Day holds special significance for the Postal Service, whose history is closely tied to the nation’s […]
NATIONAL POSTAL WORKER DAY National Postal Worker Day on July 1st recognizes postal workers all across the nation. The day encourages us to show our appreciation. Thank the numerous men and women who work consistently and diligently to deliver all of our mail. These employees suffer some of the harshest working conditions, yet continue […]
The Postal Police’s honor guard in San Juan, PR, stands at attention during a recent ceremony. From left are Lt. Eduardo Colon-Roquez and Postal Police officers Julio Martinez, Emmanuel Perez and Luis Morales. USPS News Link – 6/28/19 – The Postal Police honor guard is a familiar sight at USPS ceremonies, but how much do […]
The iconic postal truck may have outlived its time, as videos of the trucks bursting into flames continue to surface across the country. There are dozens of media reports about engines exploding as letter carriers are out making their deliveries. Witnesses said the same thing happened in a Chicago suburb of Sauk Village. “By the […]
DOJ – 6/27/19 – BOSTON – A Florida man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with the fraudulent abuse of the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) Informed Delivery electronic notification system. Kevens Louis, 26, of Plantation, Fla., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of […]
DOJ – 6/27/19 – BOSTON – A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee was arrested today and charged with embezzling over $20,000 in payments from customers for money orders and stamps. Austin Correia, 22, of New Bedford, was indicted on one count of embezzlement and theft of public money, property or records. Correia will appear later […]