Department of Labor – On October 22, 2019, in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, Spartanburg Division, Dana Roush, former President of American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 403 (located in Spartanburg, S.C.), pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement of union funds totaling $10,089, in violation of 29 U.S.C. […]
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. (CBS) — The United States Post Office Inspector General is investigating a fraud scheme that victims believe revolves around a south suburban post office. As CBS 2’s Mike Puccinelli reported, investigators believe someone has been ripping off individual customers and area entrepreneurs at the Chicago Heights Post Office with checks that all […]
SPLENDORA, Texas — Splendora police responded to reports of U.S. Mail packages scattered along multiple locations on Highway 59 northeast of Houston late Monday. Drivers first spotted the packages and crates at about 7:30 p.m. near East River Road. One witness said the crates, which were about a mile apart, fell out of the back […]
CHARLOTTE — The U.S. Postal Service today issued the Healing PTSD semipostal stamp to help raise funds for those diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during a dedication event held at McGlohon Theater at Spirit Square in Charlotte, NC. The stamp features a photographic illustration of a green plant sprouting from the ground, which is […]
December 31, 2019 Texas letter carrier remains in critical condition after being shot while delivering mail – PEN 29 years later, USPS vet receives combat medal – PEN 4 sought after mail carrier robbed in South LA; $50K reward offered – PEN U.S. Postal Service to Issue New Presorted Star and Global Stamps – PEN Man sentenced to prison […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Residents in the Kenton neighborhood held a rally against the test program being run by the United States Postal Service. The program, called “Consolidated Casing,” is supposed to speed up mail carriers and eliminate routes. However, neighbors complained that mail has been arriving late or at the wrong location. It’s also […]
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — There was a time when business owner Maryo Mogannam thought his postal service shop, The Postal Chase, would become irrelevant as online sales became more popular. But, to his surprise, he’s had to expand instead, as more and more of his customers needed a safe place to have their packages delivered. […]
CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA) — ‘Tis the season for all sorts of deliveries, but one Clearwater mail carrier dropped off something Wednesday that might still surprise you: an entire Thanksgiving feast to an unsuspecting family who otherwise couldn’t afford it. Lee Mathis and his girlfriend Janet Wetherington now have lots of last-minute preps to cook their […]
SPRINGFIELD — A federal judge sentenced a former U.S. Postal Service vehicle maintenance yard supervisor to one year plus one day in prison for extorting two local towing company operators for $56,000 in “taxes” to award them business from the government. Kenneth LaFlamme, 55, formerly of Springfield and now of Fort Myers, Florida, was sentenced […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. — “That’s really, really not cool,” said Katie Barrett Todd. She says it happened about an hour after the packages were delivered, right before she and her husband got home. “I did not receive a notification from Ring,” said Todd, “I got a new phone and didn’t set up the app and so […]