Acting United States Attorney Robert S. Cessar announced today, March 30, 2010, that Robert S. Paieski of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of Delay or Destruction of Mail by a Postal Employee. The one?count indictment named Paieski, age 39, as the sole defendant. According to […]
Acting United States Attorney Robert S. Cessar announced today, April 7, 2010, that Brenda L. Barnett, a resident of West Sunbury, Butler County, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court in Pittsburgh to 5 months imprisonment (time served), 3 years supervised release and ordered her to pay $9,100.00 restitution to the United states Postal Service […]
May 25, 2010 A former postal employee has pleaded guilty to stealing money from the U.S. Mail while on duty, United States Attorney José Angel Moreno announced today. Rudolph Luna Jr., 38, of Houston, was indicted on March 17, 2010, and charged with one count of theft of a mail matter. Today, Luna pleaded guilty to […]
OIG: USPS Spent $35 Million Using FedEx Needlessly OIG Report: Federal Express – Transportation Agreement – Northeast Areas HISTORY On August 2, 2006, the U.S. Postal Service signed a new 7-year agreement with FedEx. FedEx transports time sensitive mail for the Postal Service, including Express Mail®, Priority Mail®, and First-Class Mail® (FCM). FedEx transportation is […]
Sentencing today for former postal employee charged with stealing Best Buy rewards certificates FORMER POSTAL EMPLOYEE ENTERS A PLEA OF GUILTY TO THEFT OF MAIL – Former postal employee charged with stealing Best Buy rewards certificates Louisville, KY – United States Attorney Candace G. Hill of the Western District of Kentucky announced today that Alice […]
Acting United States Attorney Robert S. Cessar announced today, May 12, 2010, that Rachel Schaar of Munhall, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of theft of mail by a postal employee. The one count indictment named Schaar, age 38, as the sole defendant. According to the indictment, on […]
Acting United States Attorney Robert S. Cessar announced today, May 12, 2010, that Lisa Strickland of West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of destruction of mail by a postal employee. The one?count indictment named Strickland, age 33, as the sole defendant. According to the indictment, on […]
May 13, 2010 Washington, D.C. – Today, Paul Hodes and Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter are demanding an investigation into a new round of allegations that letter carriers at even more post offices have been shortchanged on their paychecks. In documents obtained by Hodes, post offices in Dover and Salem, New Hampshire are shown to have manipulated […]
Sustainability Annual Report Released WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service released its 2009 annual report on sustainability performance in which Postmaster General John E. Potter credited postal employees for the agency’s environmental achievements. “Quite simply, we want to be the best — best neighbor, best business partner and the best place to work when it […]
APWU Web News Article May 11, 2010 Issuing its third set of citations in less than a week, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) charged the USPS with five counts of “willful” safety violations [PDF] in Bedford Park, IL on May 5. The latest citations bring the Postal Service’s total fines for these violations […]