ATLANTA – 2/25/19 – Zachary Adam Johnson has been sentenced for aggravated identity theft and mail theft. The defendant was previously a part-time mail carrier for the postal service. “This case shows the importance of concerned citizens reporting suspicious conduct to law enforcement,” said U.S. Attorney Byung J. “BJay” Pak. “Without that call, the police […]
CONCORD – Kenneth Dunn, 60, of Nashua, was sentenced to 36 months of probation and 6 months of home confinement for making false statements to obtain federal employee disability benefits, announced United States Attorney Scott W. Murray. The United States Department of Labor, Office of Workers’ Compensation Program (“OWCP”) provides workers’ compensation benefits to employees […]
Jackson, Miss. – 2/22/19 – Latoya Rosell, 34, of Flora, pled guilty Wednesday before U.S. District Judge Carlton W. Reeves to embezzling mail matter during the course of her employment with the U.S. Postal Service, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Chris Cave with the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector […]
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – NARFE – With current federal law treating Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) retirees unfairly when it comes to annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLA), the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) today applauds the introduction of the Equal COLA Act by Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-VA. NARFE National President Ken Thomas issued the […]
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (February 20, 2019) – In response to the United States Supreme Court issuing a unanimous decision to reverse West Virginia’s discriminatory taxation of a former U.S. Marshal’s federal retirement annuity in Dawson v. Steager today, National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) National President Ken Thomas issued the following statement: “The Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Dawson […]
DETROIT (WXYZ) — Video posted to Facebook on Friday afternoon showed a dog viciously attacking a mailman on a street in Detroit. We’re told the dog attack happened in the 20000 block of Ardmore on Friday afternoon, and a Detroit Fire Department spokesperson said the mailman was bleeding from his hand and had his knee […]
Senator Working to Ensure USPS Resolves Local Complaints FARGO, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) today held a roundtable with Douglas Stephens, Dakotas District Manager for the United States Postal Service (USPS), as well as USPS leadership from Bismarck and Fargo to address issues surrounding mail service in these regions. Hoeven has been working throughout […]
What: The Postal Service is issuing a Star Ribbon Forever stamp. The stamp features a digital illustration of a star made from a single red, white and blue ribbon. The stamp will be sold in coils of 3,000 and 10,000 and in panes of 20. The first-day-of-issue event for the stamp is free and open […]
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (FOX 2) – FOX 2 talked with the family of Richard Fortune they said the 71-year-old didn’t have any enemies. They didn’t know of anyone he was feuding with let alone someone that would want to murder him. “It’s pretty surreal to get that phone call and yes it was total shock,” […]
NEWARK, N.J. – 2/21/19 – A former U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier today admitted that she accepted cash bribes in return for removing envelopes containing credit cards from the mail and providing these stolen credit cards to the individual who gave her the cash bribes, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Kyanne Costley, 24, of […]