Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, Thao’s Longtime Partner, And Two Local Businessmen Charged with Bribery Offenses OAKLAND – 1/17/25 – An eight-count indictment was unsealed today charging former Democrat Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, her longtime romantic partner Andre Jones, and local businessmen David Trung Duong and Andy Hung Duong with bribery offenses and charging Andy […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — 1/17/25 – A Jamestown woman who worked as a postal worker pleaded guilty after stealing money and gift cards from mailed envelopes on multiple occasions in 2022, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Friday. Anita Miller, 41, was employed by the U.S. Postal Service when she committed theft on six occasions between […]
Orlando, Florida – 1/15/25 – U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton has sentenced Jamel Williams (26, Altamonte Springs) to four years and six months years in federal prison for conspiracy, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Judge Dalton also sentenced Levar Baker (21, Orlando) to three years and six months in federal prison for the […]
BOSTON – 1/16/25 – A former employee for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for stealing packages he was responsible for delivering. William J. Paige, 35, of Duxbury, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman to two years’ probation. Paige was also ordered to pay […]
WASHINGTON, DC – 1/16/25 – U.S. Representatives Sam Graves (R-MO), Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), and Mark Alford (R-MO) re-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. The legislation was originally introduced in the 118th Congress. Cosponsoring the legislation were […]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – 1/16/25 – A Springfield, Illinois, man, Larry French Jr., 23, was sentenced on January 14, 2025, to eighteen months in federal prison, to be followed by two years of supervised release, for assaulting a United States Postal Service employee. At the sentencing hearing before U.S. District Judge Colleen Lawless, the government presented […]
INDIANAPOLIS— The following eleven defendants have been sentenced for their roles in a large methamphetamine trafficking ring: Defendant Charge(s) Prison Sentence Erick Apolinar Romero, 35 Conspiracy to distribute controlled substances Distribution of Methamphetamine Attempted possession with intent to distribute controlled substances 19 years 5 years supervised release Matthew Wright, 47 Palestine, Illinois Possession with intent […]
Congressman Brad Sherman – January 14, 2025 Mail Forwarding You can forward your mail to a temporary location. You can go to any post office, with your ID, and arrange to have your letters and packages sent to any address, and you can change the forwarding address as your situation changes. You can also do […]
BOSTON – 1/14/25 – A New York man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for his role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that shipped dozens of parcels containing kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico to various addresses throughout Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Felix Baez Munoz, 35, was sentenced by U.S. District […]
MINNEAPOLIS – 1/13/25 – Morcon Construction Company, Inc., based in Fridley, Minnesota, has agreed to pay $5.9 million dollars to resolve allegations of False Claims Act violations. Founded in 1982, Morcon is a general contractor responsible for certain repair, maintenance, and related work at U.S. Postal Service sites throughout Minnesota and elsewhere. The United States […]