AUGUSTA, GA: 2/6/26 – A Columbia County, Georgia woman was sentenced to federal prison for using stolen and counterfeit business checks to commit Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft. Dechanta Benning, 35, was sentenced to 70 months in prison, along with substantial financial penalties and five years of supervised release upon completion of any prison […]
CHICAGO — 2/12/26 – A federal judge has sentenced a man to more than four years in prison for robbing a United States Postal Service letter carrier in Chicago. The robbery occurred on March 31, 2020, in the 1900 block of North Albany Avenue in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood. DONTE HUGHES and another individual approached […]
On January 29, 2026, in the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, Michelle Simmons, former President of National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 390 (located in Grand Island, Nebr.), was sentenced to five years of probation. She was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $19,778 and a special […]
SAN JOSE – 2/9/26 – Richard Tillman, 44, pleaded guilty in federal court today to setting fire to the Almaden Valley U.S. Post Office located on Crown Boulevard in San Jose in the early hours of July 20, 2025. Tillman, who is originally from San Jose, was initially charged by a criminal complaint in July 2025, and […]
Drone Deliveries Expected to Increase Substantially as Concerns About Safety Remain GAO – 2/10/26 Drones are increasingly being used to deliver packages and food orders. These commercial drones often fly beyond the line-of-sight of their operator—meaning the person piloting the drone can’t see it but instead relies on other means to detect and avoid collisions. […]
2/9/26 – Brian Stan Hindman, 50, of Madera, was sentenced today to three years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and for possession of counterfeit postal keys, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced. According to court records, on July 25, 2025, during a traffic stop, law enforcement officers arrested Hindman for […]
OAKLAND — 2/9/26 – An Oakland man was sentenced today to five years in federal prison for robbing a postal carrier. U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín handed down the sentence. Joseph Michael McBee, 30, was charged by criminal complaint on Oct. 28, 2024, and by information on July 1, 2025, with one count of robbery […]
MADISON, WIS. – 2/9/26 – Chadwick M. Elgersma, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Ashley Straub, 25, Onalaska, Wisconsin, was sentenced February 5, 2026, by U.S. Magistrate Judge Anita M. Boor to one year of probation and a $500 fine for opening and destroying mail. Judge Boor also ordered Straub […]
USPS – Feb 2026: As severe winter weather systems, together with snow and ice cleanup, continue to impact major portions of the United States, the Postal Service (as with other national, regional, and local logistics service providers) is notifying customers that there may be delays in service due to the inclement weather and blocked or […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Congressman Tim Moore (NC-14) penned a letter calling on the U.S. Postal Service to immediately reopen the Chimney Rock Village Post Office, which has remained closed since Hurricane Helene devastated the region. Although repairs have been completed and a USPS assessment in October 2025 deemed the facility suitable for operation, the […]