NEWARK, N.J. – 6/9/23 – A New York woman man today admitted her role in a scheme to bribe mail carriers to steal postal arrow keys in order to unlock mail receptacles and to use stolen items from the mail to obtain funds fraudulently from banks, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Halimatou Ndiaye, 27, […]
Sacramento, CALIF — 6/6/23 – The National Association of Wine Retailers (NAWR) enthusiastically supports the recently introduced USPS Shipping Equity Act. Its pro-competition and consumer-friendly objective of allowing the United States Post Office to participate in the modern e-commerce marketplace is long overdue. The USPS Shipping Equity Act (H.R 3721) not only brings additional competition […]
Baltimore, Maryland – 6/6/23 – Breanna Lee Cartledge, age 28, of Clinton, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud, in connection with a scheme to defraud financial institutions by creating fake checks using information Cartledge intercepted as a Clerk with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). The guilty plea was announced […]
FRESNO, Calif. — 6/5/23 – On May 25, 2023, a federal grand jury returned a 15-count indictment against Blake Wayne Reed, 27, of Tehachapi, charging him with bank fraud, use and possession of unauthorized debit and credit cards, aggravated identity theft, possession of stolen mail, and unauthorized possession of a Postal Service key, U.S. Attorney […]
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — 6/5/23 – Don Everett Peters, III, a/k/a “Pop,” 20, and Shylik Lamont Smalls, a/k/a “Mitch,” 21, both of Columbia, South Carolina, along with Elijah Rasue Dewayne Ellis, a/k/a “Smoke,” a/k/a “Black,” 20, of Valdosta, Georgia, have each pleaded guilty to their roles in the March 17, 2022, armed robbery of a […]
From A&E – Sara Kettler 2003 mugshot of David Berkowitz, also known as the “Son of Sam” serial killer. Photo: Bureau of Prisons/Getty Images From July 1976 to July 1977, a series of shootings in New York City left six people dead and seven wounded. As police conducted a manhunt across the terrorized city, the […]
INDIANAPOLIS- 6/1/23 – Tony Cushingberry, 24, of Indianapolis, Indiana, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to murder and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence. According to court documents, on April 27, 2020, at approximately 3:57 p.m., Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) officers were called to North Denny […]
WASHINGTON — 6/2/23 – The United States Postal Service reported new delivery performance metrics for the eighth week of the third quarter for fiscal year 2023 showing improved delivery performance across all mail categories. The average time for the Postal Service to deliver a mailpiece or package across the nation improved to 2.4 days. FY23 […]
6/1/23 – GARRETT SANTILLO, 43, of Hamden, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to mailing numerous threatening letters to individuals in Connecticut and elsewhere. According to court documents and statements made in court, between approximately December 2021 and June 2022, Santillo mailed more than 100 letters containing threatening and […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — 6/1/23 – Former U.S. Postal Service employee Edison Small, 42, of Vallejo, pleaded guilty today to theft of government property, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, on May 24, 2022, Small climbed inside a trailer that a USPS truck was towing in Vallejo while the truck was stopped […]