DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – With only days until Christmas, the United States Postal Service is struggling to keep up with demand. A spokesperson of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) told CBS 11 News their on-time delivery score is sitting at 75%. That number would normally be in the 90s, which means that one in every four […]
A Number of Stolen Credit/Debit Cards Recovered During a Fraud Investigation Were From the Letter Carrier’s Route and Led to the Discovery of Her Mail Theft Baltimore, Maryland – 12/22/20 – Daniyelle Barnes, age 27, of Randallstown Maryland, pleaded guilty on December 21, 2020, to federal charges of mail theft by an employee. Barnes was […]
USPS News Link – 12/23/20 – A federal law that provides workers with emergency paid sick leave and other protections during the coronavirus pandemic will soon expire. The Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA) requires employers, including the Postal Service, to provide their workers with emergency paid sick leave and extended family and medical leave for […]
Letter Carriers in East Oakland Victimized by Same Man in Six Different Armed Robberies or Attempted Robberies over Six Weeks OAKLAND – 12/21/20 – David Leveren Quinn has been charged in a federal criminal complaint with robbery affecting interstate commerce, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and United States Postal Inspection Service Inspector in […]
While Claiming Disability, Postal Carrier Received Compensation for Variety of Jobs, Including as a Snow Plow Driver, Plumber, and Field Supervisor for a Home Improvement Company Greenbelt, Maryland – 12/21/20 – Ronald S. Repass, age 57, of Poolesville, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to the federal charge of making false statements or fraud to obtain federal employees’ […]
USPS News Link – 12/21/20 – The Postal Service is seeking employees interested in joining the CyberSafe Guardian program that helps protect the organization’s computer network. CyberSafe Guardian volunteers work in concert with the Corporate Information Security Office (CISO) to raise awareness and provide feedback on online security issues, while promoting the organization’s CyberSafe at USPS […]
HINTON, Iowa (KCAU) – These days, package deliveries are almost a daily occurrence at the Garrett household. “I know how these delivery drivers are just working crazy hours to get everything delivered and a lot of times you don’t get appreciated for all the work for having to haul all of these packages.” That’s why […]
BOSTON – 12/17/20 – A Florida man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with the fraudulent abuse of the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) Informed Delivery electronic notification system. Fred Alcius, 28, of Lauderhill, Fla., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and two counts of aggravated identity […]
There are a lot of reasons behind delays at the post office this year, from post office workers in quarantine to limits on overtime for postal service staff to fewer sorting machines. However, one longtime local United States Postal Service manager has another theory: the huge amount of stuff being shipped. “No one has experienced anything like this, […]
ALBANY, Ga. – 12/18/20 – A Donalsonville, Georgia, man has been sentenced to serve 42 months in a federal prison for attacking a female postal worker as she was delivering mail, said Peter D. Leary, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia. Traveyon D. Wilcox, 35, of Donalsonville, was sentenced on Thursday, […]