March 31, 2026 Congressman Mrvan Sends Letter to USPS on Wheeler Post Office – PEN Five Charged in $3.5M Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme – PEN Postal worker named ‘Hero of the Year’ after saving man shot multiple times Tosa residents say postal workers won’t deliver mail on their street due to turkey takeover Authorities: Suspicious mail […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. –2/27/26 – A Kansas City, Mo., woman pleaded guilty to attempted bank fraud yesterday for altering and depositing stolen checks into her bank account. At the time of the fraud, she was employed by the United States Postal Service. Shawneasha L. Watson, 30, participated in a scheme to defraud a credit union […]
PEN EXCLUSIVE: On Friday February 27 PEN received the following message relating to possible early outs for letter carriers. We CANNOT verify whether the information is accurate or not. If you have any further information, please contact us [homepage under More PEN]. Early out coming for carriers, not sure about anyone else. Postmaster stand up, […]
WASHINGTON — 2/26/26 – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), a member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, which has jurisdiction over the United States Postal Service (USPS), sent a letter to Postmaster General David Steiner raising serious concerns about reports that mail collection boxes across Illinois have been closed or made inaccessible in […]
WICHITA, KAN. – 2/25/26 – A federal grand jury in Wichita returned an indictment charging a United States postal worker with embezzling from his employer. According to court documents, Dalton R. Garcia, 33, of Brewster, Kansas, was indicted on one count of misappropriation of postal funds. From August 2025 to September 2025, Garcia is accused […]
From the Supreme Court Blog 2/24/26 – A divided Supreme Court sided with the federal government on Tuesday in U.S. Postal Service v. Konan, a dispute over mishandled mail. Writing for a 5-4 majority, Justice Clarence Thomas explained that a law protecting the U.S. Postal Service from lawsuits over lost or miscarried mail bars lawsuits over mail […]
February 23, 2026 TO: UPMA Membership RE: Late Friday afternoon, we received notification from the Postal Service regarding their intent to withhold posting of the levels 18 and 18b that fall within the range of remotely managed Post office (RMPO) and Part Time post offices (PTPO) levels. It is understandable that some of our members […]
Sent fake mailings to collect annual registration fees; attempted to flee overseas following indictment Tacoma – 2/20/26 – A San Jose, California resident pleaded guilty today to mail fraud for his scheme to steal from thousands of businesses and charities with scam letters that appeared to be from state agencies, announced First Assistant U.S. Attorney […]
Washington, DC 2/17/26 – Robert G. Taub, Vice Chairman of the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), received the “Benjamin Franklin Award for Distinguished Leadership in Postal Policy” from Keep US Posted. The award was presented by Keep US Posted Executive Director and former Congressman Kevin Yoder. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) and Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX) were also […]
NALC President Brian L. Renfroe released the following statement: 2/20/26 – NALC is heartbroken by the murder of Dequavious Graves, our brother from Branch 2225 in Decatur, GA. Brother Graves was fatally shot on his route last week. While the investigation is ongoing, and a person of interest has been arrested, one thing is certain: […]