WASHINGTON, DC — 10/09/20 – The United States Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) today of price changes to take effect Jan. 24, 2021. The proposed prices, approved by the Postal Service Board of Governors, would raise Mailing Services product prices approximately 1.8 percent for First-Class Mail and 1.5 percent for […]
From GovExec The Department of Justice has weakened its long-standing prohibition against interfering in elections, according to two department officials. Avoiding election interference is the overarching principle of DOJ policy on voting-related crimes. In place since at least 1980, the policy generally bars prosecutors not only from making any announcement about ongoing investigations close to an election […]
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (KABC) — 10/09/20 – There is a mystery brewing in Santa Monica after a man found dozens of mail-in ballots and other important mail tossed into two trash cans. Osvaldo Jimenez made the first shocking find Thursday in an alley off of Virginia Avenue near 21st Street. “I opened the trash can, […]
10/08/20 – Heath D. Shelton of Smithton, Illinois, has pleaded guilty to a single-count information charging him with making a false statement to obtain federal disability compensation under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act. According to court documents, Shelton, 36, started receiving federal disability payments in 2012 after injuring his back as a letter carrier with […]
Positive Improvement in Timely Delivery of First-Class and Marketing Mail WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Postal Service provided new service performance data today to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform and the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for the week of Sept. 26 through Oct. 2, 2020. During the seven-day period, First-Class […]
HOUSTON – 10/07/20 – A 25-year-old Magnolia man has been ordered to federal prison following his convictions in relation to the December 2019 shootings of a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier and a Costco gas station attendant, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Matthew Anthony Williams pleaded guilty June 3 to assaulting a federal […]
OAN – 10/07/20 – The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is ramping up efforts to combat scams targeting veterans. OAN
NEWARK, N.J. – 10/07/20 – A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee was arrested today for stealing mail and committing bank fraud, including stealing checks sent through the mail and fraudulently depositing those checks without authorization, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Juan Torres, 27, of Hackensack, New Jersey, is charged by complaint with one count of […]
NEWARK, N.J. – 10/07/20 – A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier from Hudson County was arrested today for discarding mail, including 99 general election ballots sent from the County Board of Elections and intended to be delivered to West Orange residents, from his assigned routes in Orange and West Orange, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito […]
WASHINGTON, DC — 10/08/20 – It’s that time already? The days have blended this year more than usual due to daily-routine changes courtesy of the pandemic. But now it’s time to focus on happier times ahead over the next few weeks as the holidays get closer, and who isn’t excited to do that? As always, […]