June 30, 2023
- Maine Letter Carrier Pleads Guilty to Assisting Drug Trafficking Ring That Laundered $7.2 Million – PEN
- Former Brooklyn USPS Window Clerk Indicted for Stealing Over $160,000 – PEN
- Pittsburgh Resident Indicted on Charges of Assaulting a Postal Employee, Use of a Firearm During a Crime of Violence, and Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition – PEN
- PRC Analyzes USPS FY 2022 Performance Report and FY 2023 Performance Plan – PEN
- Emails confirm employee mail theft at Hilton Head post office. Postal officials remain silent
- Alabama Governor praises SCOTUS decision in favor of Christian postal worker: ‘Government should never interfere with citizens’ desire to worship’
- The US Patent and Trademark Office has been leaking people’s postal addresses for several years
- How Can The United States Postal Service Become Profitable?
- UPS may find it hard to pass along higher labor costs
- OIG: Flats Cost Coverage
- OIG: Management Alert – Unsecured Assets at the Washington Network Distribution Center
June 29, 2023
- ‘Landmark’ Win: Supreme Court Sides with Christian Postal Worker Who Refused to Work Sundays
- Average Delivery Time Across Postal Service Network Remains Steady – PEN
- Mercury Remains Prohibited in The Mail – PEN
- Republican lawmakers request postal service data on retailers’ shipments from China
- Efficient and effective – DeJoy discusses network improvements
- Mobile County, AL Sheriff’s Office investigates local mail carrier for alleged exploitation of elderly dementia patients
- Another Texas letter carrier collapses from heat near Golihar and Staples Street
- US Postal Service weathers ‘unprecedented decline’ in international volume
- Postal police officer detains ‘road raging’ motorist who pointed gun at man
- Video catches mail thieves in the act, but residents complain authorities often don’t pursue cases
- USPS to celebrate National Postal Worker Day Saturday
- OIG: Thinking of Defrauding Workers’ Compensation and USPS? Better Think Again
- OIG: Tennessee District: Delivery Unit Operations
June 28, 2023
- PRC shuts down USPS’ request to implement DeJoy’s overhaul without additional oversight
- Oklahoma neighborhood says they were blacklisted from postal service with no notice
- Soap Lake, WA man arrested after gunning vehicle at postal employee
- Fire erupts in USPS truck making rounds in Berkeley
- Citing Inflation Postal Service Uping The Price Of Stamps, Other Services
- OIG: Management of the Postal Regulatory Commission’s Smartphones
June 27, 2023
- USPS Ground Advantage Shipping Option Receives Favorable Review from PRC – PEN
- USPS: FSA update – Employees should check their paycheck
- New schedule in effect for Texas USPS mail carriers following employee’s death in Dallas, source says
- Atlanta Postal Credit Union Files Notice of Recent Data Breach Following Ransomware Attack
- Video: Cops cuff pair of NYC mail thieves caught on camera
- Mail carrier recovering from turkey attack in Richfield
- OIG: Mail Delivery, Customer Service, and Property Condition Reviews – Select Units, Maine-New Hampshire-Vermont District
June 26, 2023
- Wishek, ND group reenacts Pony Express; ride from Bismarck to Wishek
- 2 years after fire, Longs, SC post office reconstruction begins
- eBay Reminds Sellers of Changing Postal Rates in 2 Weeks
- USPS: Contract route guidance – Ethics rules apply to outside employment
- OIG: Mending Post Office Suspensions
June 25, 2023
- 12 States Urge Biden Administration to Stop Dangerous Opioid Mail Back Program – PEN
- Statement of NALC President Brian L. Renfroe on the hazard of excessive heat – PEN
- Sacramento police arrest 8 people during investigation into mail thefts
- Letter Carrier Says His Wife Makes His Lunch Based On How Well He Treats Her The Day Before
- Former U.S. Post Office Worker Said the Cons of the Job Outweigh the Pros, But Some Disagree
June 24, 2023
- South Carolina Man Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Robbery and Murder of Postal Carrier, Co-Defendant Sentenced to Twenty-Five Years for Role in Robbery – PEN
- USPS Service Performance Consistently Strong Across All Mail Categories – PEN
- US Postal Service replacing keys on mailboxes to cut down on stolen checks; change starts in high-crime areas
- ‘We’re trapped in these trucks all day’: US Postal Service carrier
- Former Harris County, TX postal worker allegedly punches woman, charged with assault
- Harvard Medical School Morgue workers allegedly steal heads, brains, skin, babies’ bodies to sell and ship through United States Postal Service
- USPS letter carrier death draws concerns over working conditions
June 23, 2023
- Wife of Texas USPS letter carrier who died on the job awaiting autopsy results | Also see: ‘The mail will still be there, my husband won’t’ – Widow of USPS letter carrier who died during route pushing for answers and change
- Albany postal worker accused of stealing mail, gift cards
- Is money being stolen from mail in Hilton Head? Post Office won’t say as complaints mount
- Still waiting for Supreme Court ruling in former Quarryville postal worker’s case
- USPS: A QR for misdelivery – Pupil’s ‘smart mailbox’ wins plaudits
- NALC: Dallas letter carrier Eugene Gates Jr. dies on the job
- Delivering mail in war-ravaged Ukraine: ‘There are still people living here’
- Stamford, CT woman reportedly found with over 300 checks, ghost gun accused of stealing mail
June 22, 2023
- Two Andrews, SC Men to be Sentenced in Federal Court for Murder and Robbery of Postal Carrier – PEN
- Prolific Seattle Mail Thief indicted for nine federal felonies – PEN
- Fresno, CA Woman Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud and Identity Theft in Year-Long Scheme – PEN
- Dallas USPS worker dies after passing out during excessive heat
- New mail delivery system will be improvement over current one, says Postal Service
- Stolen mail left scattered on Sacramento street sparks outrage
- USPS: Login.gov pilot program expands nationwide – PEN: Now the government will have your email address and login info…cannot be good.
- OIG: USPS OIG Work on Retiree Liability Issues
June 21, 2023
- USPS begins issuing layoff notices to some management positions – hiring craft all across the nation
- IRS Coming After Federal Employees Who Don’t File – USPS employees top the list
- Think twice before posting that check: Criminals are turning stolen checks from mailboxes into BITCOIN
- Representatives Send Letter to PMG DeJoy to Protect South Texas Letter Carriers from Extreme Heat – PEN
- SCOTUS could rule on Lancaster County postal worker’s lawsuit this week
- Federal Bureau of Investigation now leading the investigation into suspicious letters mailed to Republican lawmakers, Trump and Supreme Court Justice Thomas
- USPS marks 50 years at L’Enfant Plaza
- APWU: Memorandum Signed Regarding General Principles on Sorting and Delivery Centers
June 20, 2023
- Disabled Maryville couple allowed to move mailbox after months of struggle
- Accident-Free Mail for Two Million Miles
- Teens compete to deliver mail from boat to lakefront homes in Wisconsin
- The USPS site looked real. But it wasn’t. Now, Wichita woman warns of package tracking scam
June 19, 2023
- Mystery powder letters sent to Kansas Republicans, Trump, Supreme Court Justice Thomas
- Ex-U.S. Postal worker from Brooklyn sentenced for stealing high-end shoes, phones
- USPS says owners need to make some changes or they could find themselves without a mailman or woman at their door
- WineAmerica: USPS Shipping Equity Act Reintroduced
- Mailbox Rental Services Market Expecting an Outstanding Growth Till 2030 – PEN
June 18, 2023
- Canadian man convicted for role in 20-year mass mailing psychic-themed fraud scheme – netted over $175 million – PEN
- Teen arrested in armed robbery of Augusta postal carrier
- North Brainerd residents frustrated over postal demands
- Stolen, altered checks cause money order mess for NYC senior
- Here’s what the potential UPS strike could mean for your packages
June 17, 2023
- Postal Service Delivery Holds Steady at 2.5 Days – PEN
- Video: Texas residents frustrated over rising cluster mailbox thefts
- Letter carriers upset over shifts in post office delivery
- Legislative candidate submits request, finds mailers rerouted to Boise, Idaho
- UPS workers vote to authorize strike while cheering unexpected progress on heat safety
- Landlords not liable for mail carrier being bitten by dog, Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed
June 16, 2023
- Teamsters expected to authorize a nationwide UPS strike for this summer
- Cuellar Leads Colleagues in Letter Supporting South Texas Letter Carriers – PEN
- Amazon workers stage walkout at Palmdale warehouse as part of union fight with company
- At least 1,000 Amazon workers to walk off job over return-to-office mandate, layoffs
- National Postal Museum Will Host Guest Artist Program – PEN
- Harvard’s Former Morgue Manager Discovers Selling Human Body Parts And Interstate Commerce Don’t Mix Well
- OIG: Industry Trends – Major Investments in Postal Processing Networks
June 15, 2023
- Six Charged with Trafficking in Stolen Human Remains – used the United States mail to ship stolen human remains – PEN
- USPS: Criminals seek employees’ security info
- U.S. Postal Service’s Search for Savings Brings Riskier Drivers
- Postal service executes San Francisco search warrant in connection to mail thefts, robberies
- Man ripped off for thousands in check-washing scam; bank’s response seemed to blame victim
- Batesville, MS men sentenced for armed robbery of postal worker
- Las Vegas-area postal facility closed after mercury discovery
- Lynn, MA postal worker faces judge after mail truck crash, OUI arrest
- Man accused of threatening U.S. postal worker with knife in east El Paso neighborhood denied bond reduction
- SW Miami-Dade woman says she found box of mail dumped in her trash
June 14, 2023
- OIG: Florida Letter Carrier Supports Fentanyl Addiction with Stolen Mail – PEN
- PostOfficeReview.org Launches: An Exclusive Platform to Rate and Review USPS Locations Nationwide – PEN
- Some USPS drivers aren’t delivering mail, feds say. Instead they’re stealing from Houston residents
- Dog Attacks Remain a Safety Concern for Postal Carriers
- Three men sentenced for robbing Mississippi mail carrier
- USPS mum on plan to merge rural mail delivery hubs in Snohomish County, WA
- USPS Celebrates the Variety and Beauty of America’s Waterfalls
- Air conditioning coming to UPS vehicles for first time to combat heat hospitalizations
June 13, 2023
- New Jersey Man Charged with Using Postal Keys to Steal Mail from Mail Collection Boxes in Connecticut – PEN
- Postal FEHB enrollees feel ‘angst’ as OPM builds USPS-only health insurance marketplace – PEN: wrtier says ‘angst’ – we say we feel ANGER – remember – your unions helped pass this bill
- Vanishing paychecks: How hundreds of USPS workers fell prey to a fake website scam
- Postal worker accused of Albuquerque crime spree sentenced
- Postal police union lobbying for restored powers amid increase in mail theft
- Check fraud has gotten so rampant that postal officials are warning Americans to avoid mailing checks
- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) is asking OPM to prevent as much disruption as possible moving nearly two million postal employees, retirees and their eligible family members from the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB) to the Postal Service Health Benefits Program (PSHB) (PDF)
- USPS: As program turns 20, first PMG hero looks back
June 12, 2023
- Gunman robs Knoxville, TN mail carrier, demanding master key
- St. Pete letter carrier recalls dog attack, spreads awareness to pet owners
- USPS investigating after $28 check was altered and cashed for $4,200
- A massive UPS strike could devastate the economy. It could be just eight weeks away
- USPS: Ethics rules apply after leaving USPS
- Postal regulatory feud must end now
- OIG: Your One-Stop OIG Shop
June 11, 2023
- Posted on Twitter: “130,000 to 280,000 completed ballots for the 2020 general election were shipped from Bethpage, NY, to Lancaster, PA, where those ballots and the trailer in which they were shipped disappeared” – Phill Kline, Amistad Project | Here’s the highly redacted OIG report (PDF) | Read more
- Postal worker, 22, street vendor, 75, arrested after brawling on NYC street
- Rare pony express envelope bound for Vermont to be auctioned in New York City
- SC letter carrier accused of delivering marijuana shipped via mail, two arrested
- Post office works to keep carriers safe with hot dog lunches
June 10, 2023
- Latest USPS Report Shows Consistent Service Performance – PEN
- Senator Marshall, Congressman LaTurner send letter to PMG DeJoy about USPS – PEN
- Columbia postal worker accused of stealing USPS items, facing federal charge
- Summerville, SC Police Departmentreport details pursuit of suspect in armed mail carrier robbery
- Massachusetts postal employee arrested – she is charged with OUI liquor, OUI drugs and negligent operation of a motor vehicle
- Wainwright, AK post office closed indefinitely due to staffing issues
- Over a ton of fentanyl found by Seattle postal inspectors in mail over three years
- Lula, GA mayor is also a mailman – He’s been accused of mishandling mail
- OPM Encourages Use of Work Flexibilities Due to Smoke Hazard from Canada Wildfires
June 09, 2023
- New York Woman Admits Bribing Mail Carriers to Steal Postal Arrow Keys – PEN
- New Hampshire Man Who Shipped Kilos of Fentanyl in the Mail, To Grand Rapids and Across the Country, Sentenced to Prison – PEN
- Postal Employee, and her husband, arrested for theft at Brundidge, AL Post Office
- Baldwin, NY Man Points Gun At Postal Worker From 2nd-Story Window
- NALC urging USPS to protect carriers from hazardous air quality – if you want to wear a mask then wear one
- New blue mailboxes confuse, frustrate postal customers
- Postal worker who allegedly brought guns to DeWitt, NY post office charged
- Government rejects Royal Mail request to stop Saturday deliveries
- UPS drivers will gain ‘millions of packages’ under SurePost deal, Teamsters say
June 08, 2023
- Can postal cops patrol street crime? USPS says no, but union says yes
- Postal regulatory feud must end now
- Give postal workers tasers — for their safety and ours
- Ex-postal clerk admits to using personal info from mail in counterfeit-check scheme
- USPS Kills Loyalty Points Credits on June 10 – Reforms Program
June 07, 2023
- HUGE: Postal Service Releases Final Report – USPS Contract Driver Jesse Morgan Vindicated – Report CONFIRMS He Hauled Trailer of Ballots from NY to PA in Late October 2020
- Former Maryland USPS Clerk Pleads Guilty of Fraud – Used Her Position to Obtain the Personal Information of Victims as Part of a Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Wire Fraud – PEN
- Big Medicare Changes Coming For Postal Service Retirees
- Robber threatens mail carrier with a knife in Augusta, Georgia
- Man robs Memphis letter carrier at gunpoint, seeking package of marijuana at apartments
- NALC: Bid counts renewed effective May 21, 2023
- 2,000 miles on the Pony Express? Riders to take mail on horseback from Sacramento to Missouri
- Tampa couple loses $4,200 after $28 check was stolen, altered and cashed
- National Association of Wine Retailers’ Statement in Support of the USPS Shipping Equity Act – PEN
June 06, 2023
- Spanish Fort, AL to meet with postal service in ‘positive step’ to bring back post office
- Pikeville, KY main Postal Service branch closed after partial roof collapse
- ‘Even good dogs have bad days’: Think of your mail carrier during Dog Bite Awareness week
- Athens, WV postmaster has role in national U.S. Postal Service commercial
- TSP participants sue agency over ‘botched’ recordkeeper transition
June 05, 2023
- Three Men Plead Guilty to Armed Robbery of a Columbia Postal Carrier – PEN
- California Man Arrested for Fraud, Identity Theft Offenses, and Unauthorized Possession of a Postal Service Key – PEN
- USPS rural carriers frustrated with new pay system leading to pay cuts on most routes
- USPS Reintroduces Online Discounts, Eliminates Loyalty Program
- Retired postal worker and his wife remained hospitalized Sunday after a fire destroyed their mobile home
- Psychologist supports Brito insanity defense – Massachusetts man charged with multiple crimes and who also attacked a postal employee’s truck on the described-delusional belief that checks made out to him by President Obama were being stolen from the mail pleads insane
- USPS: Hurricane season is here – Update personal, emergency info
June 04, 2023
- Postal carrier earns a save on his Inwood route
- Stopping crimes against postal workers essential
- USPS marks National Dog Bite Awareness Week with tips for pet owners
- Lawsuit Seeks Damage Relief Over TSP Website Problems
- Cincinnati becoming hotspot for letter carrier robberies
- Amazon union organizer in Alabama who testified before Senate committee is terminated
- Legislation Announced to Improve Social Security and end WEP/GPO
June 03, 2023
- NYC Postal Employee David Berkowitz, Known as ‘Son of Sam’ – His Life in Prison and Chances for Parole – PEN
- Indianapolis Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Murder of a USPS Employee – PEN
- Average Time to Deliver Across Postal Network Steady at 2.4 Days – PEN
- Postal Service Employee Pepper Sprayed In Vienna, VA Robbery
- Zachary Lyttle charged after attack on postal worker in Millburn, New Jersey
- Ohio man accused of robbing off-duty postal worker during multi-day crime spree
- Ohio man charged, accused of robbing postal carrier with hammer
- California woman busted in counterfeit postage scheme that cost USPS over $60M
- Dog Bite Awareness Week begins June 4
June 02, 2023
- Former California Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Money from U.S. Postal Service Truck – PEN
- U.S. Postal Service Releases Dog Bite National Rankings – PEN
- Connecticut Man Admits Mailing Numerous Threatening Letters – PEN
- US Postal Service using sticker system to reduce dog bites
- Multiple Alabama agencies, USPIS find over 100 pounds of ‘contraband’ in packages
- Mail theft on the rise: Break-ins caught on camera show suspect stealing letters
- Police identify suspect in brazen, daytime robbery of postal worker in Millburn, NJ
- ‘Never Get That Vision Out Of My Head’: Postal Worker Saves 2 Girls
- OIG: Contribute to Our Upcoming Audit Work!
June 01, 2023
- Red Ventures and MyMove Agree to Pay USPS $2.7M to Settle Case – PEN
- USPS Cleared to Raise Rates in July – PEN
- Man who killed Indianapolis postal worker sentenced to 30 years in federal prison
- U.S. Postal Inspection Service arrests five people in Chicago area in postal safety operation
- 2 men break into postal delivery van in Perris,CA, steal mail
- Postal Service Finalizes the 2023 Stamp Program