Postal Worker Charged in Federal Court After Alleged Theft of Vote-by-Mail Ballot, Gift and Debit Cards, and Other Articles of Mail Miami, Florida – 10/19/20 – A Miami Beach postal carrier has been charged with theft of mail and deprivation of the right to vote, announced U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan of the Southern District […]
BETHESDA, Md. (FOX 5 DC) – Concerns about the mail have been high for many months now since reports that the U.S. Postal Service was scaling back in overtime and was also removing sorting equipment. Mail collection boxes are also an issue with some within the District and parts of Maryland, found to be overflowing. FOX 5 […]
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Denton County Elections Administrator Frank Phillips said Monday his county is seeing an unusually large number of people surrendering their mail-in ballot at their polling location so they can vote in-person instead, and are also hand-delivering their mail ballots to his office. Tarrant County Elections Administrator Heider Garcia said the county is […]
CINCINNATI (FOX19) – A local postal worker is under investigation for a comment he allegedly made on Facebook about election ballots. The postal worker in question was assigned to the Covington Post Office, according to U.S. Postal Service authorities. The alleged post reads: “You know I work the window at the post office right? You […]
DC Police pursued the stolen mail truck through Petworth for approximately six blocks. WASHINGTON — A police chase ensued in Petworth Friday evening after a USPS mail truck was reported stolen. DC Police said they received a call around 6:49 p.m. about a stolen truck in the 700 block of Quebec Place Northwest. Police chased […]
USPS News Link 10/16/20 – The Postal Service wants employees to remember the Hatch Act’s rules regarding participation in political activities. The Hatch Act is a law that prohibits federal employees from engaging in political activity while on duty, while wearing a federal uniform or identification badge, while on federal property or while inside a […]
Ten Defendants Charged For Unemployment Insurance Fraud Defendants Allegedly Possessed and Used Unemployment Debit Cards Obtained Through Identity Theft and Mail Fraud LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Ten individuals have been charged in the District of Nevada for their alleged roles in unemployment insurance fraud schemes, including charges for conspiracy, mail fraud, identity theft, and unlawful possession […]
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – 10/14/20 – Two separate federal criminal complaints were filed today charging employees of the United States Postal Service with delay or destruction of mail by a postal employee, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today. “During this election season, the integrity of the mails is more important than ever,” said U.S. […]
On October 7, 2020, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Yvette Luster, former Treasurer of Postal Mail Handlers Local 314 (located in St. Louis, Mo.), was charged with one count of embezzlement of labor union assets in the amount of $184,138, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). The charge […]
PORTLAND, Ore.- 10/14/20 – A former U.S. Postal Service employee was sentenced to federal prison today for stealing mobile phones out of packages at the Portland postal sorting facility, announced U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams. Rico Alvarez, 24, was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison and three years’ supervised release. “It […]