SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – 3/3/26 – A former Postal Employee living in Springfield, Mo., area, was sentenced for his burglary of a local post office building and theft of mail matter. Zachary M. Walker, 39, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips to 12 months and 1 day imprisonment for his burglary of a local […]
3.2.2026 – David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LUIS TORRES ORTIZ, 25, of New Britain, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment and four years of supervised release for his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy. According to […]
There are laws that apply while you work for USPS and after you leave 3/3/2026 – The Postal Service is reminding employees that federal ethics laws place certain restrictions on them while working at USPS — and after they leave the organization. Here are some important rules to keep in mind: • Employees working on […]
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 […]