(Courthouse News) – 1/13/17 – Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a resolution to move forward with the GOP’s repeal of the Affordable Care Act, a day after the Senate passed a similar measure. The House voted 227-198 to approve the 2017 budget resolution that includes a provision telling committees […]
CHICAGO (Courthouse News) –- 1/13/17 – The Justice Department said in a scathing report released Friday that the Chicago Police Department’s failures in training and accountability are to blame for civil rights violations and the erosion of public trust. The city and the U.S. Department of Justice reached an agreement in principle to work together toward a […]
SAN JOSE (KRON) — Viewer video appears to show a man stealing mail from a South Bay neighborhood using a counterfeit master key. KRON4 has crystal clear surveillance video, showing the man with what looks to be a master mail key. The viewer who sent Stanley Roberts this video says this was in the Cahill […]
LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – A postal carrier in Lake County faces charges of stealing mail she was supposed to be delivering, authorities said. Sandra Worster, 50, was arrested Tuesday. Eyewitness News reported in November when customers on Clear Lake Drive complained their packages and fliers never arrived. “That’s a federal offense. I worked for the post office […]
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The holidays have come and gone, but Valerie Francis is still dealing with a missing gift she mailed her brother who lives in southeast Austin. “I put it in the Priority Mail envelope and I mailed it,” said Francis, who lives in Frisco. Inside the envelope was a Christmas card with a $100 Visa […]
WEST PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) – Two U.S. postal workers were among nine people indicted as part of a widespread marijuana distribution ring running out of West Philadelphia. Forty-two-year-old postal carrier Steven Williams and another carrier are facing several charges. Federal authorities say they used their positions at the West Market Post Office to funnel more than […]
KEN THOMAS, AP via Courthouse News WASHINGTON (AP) — In yet another aftershock from the chaotic presidential campaign, the Justice Department inspector general opened an investigation Thursday into department and FBI actions before the election, including whether FBI Director James Comey followed established policies in the email investigation of Hillary Clinton. Democrats have blamed Comey’s handling […]
SAN FRANCISCO (Courthouse News) – 1/12/17 – Consumers who say Apple monopolizes the market for iPhone apps have standing to pursue their antitrust claim, the Ninth Circuit ruled Thursday. The lawsuit brought by Robert Pepper, Stephen Schwartz, Edward Hayter and Eric Terrell began in 2011. They claim Apple monopolizes the market for iPhone apps sold through its […]
North Carolina – Everyone wants to trust their neighbors, but postal inspectors say sometimes they’re the ones who try to steal from you. Consumer Alerts uncovered time-lapse video that showed 2 suspects prying open mailboxes at an apartment complex. The video shows a couple that knew the right time and place to ransack the mailboxes. […]
Duct tape, water bottles, fishing line and wire hangers may sound like the stuff for a child’s craft project. But law enforcement officials say these simple household items are being used to steal mail — and people’s money. “It is literally like fishing,” said Antonio Gomez, the Inspector in Charge at the United States Postal […]