Washington, D.C. — 2/2/26 – Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Joe Morelle, Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration, joined by 68 other lawmakers, demanded answers from Postmaster General David Steiner on the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) preparedness for the 2026 elections amid concerns […]
March 02, 2026 Former Rockland Supervisor Files Federal Lawsuit Against U.S. Postal Service USPS: There’s a new way scammers are targeting victims Amsterdam man admits to conspiracy to mail meth, fentanyl from Nevada to Albany area OPM Proposes Rule to Give Itself Authority to Review Suitability Determinations February 28, 2026 PEN EXCLUSIVE: Is An Early […]
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – 1/30/26 – DEVIN HUTTON (“HUTTON”), of Kenner, Louisiana, was indicted on January 29, 2026, for theft of mail, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1708, announced United States Attorney David I. Courcelle. According to the indictment, HUTTON stole mail from mailboxes at an apartment complex in Metairie, Louisiana. If convicted, HUTTON faces […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – 1/30/26 – Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Congressman Jack Bergman (MI-01), and Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) Co-Chairs of the Congressional Postal Service Caucus, led eight Members of Congress in a letter to Postmaster General David P. Steiner, demanding that he reverse a new policy in which a postmark will no longer reflect the date […]
ST. LOUIS – 1/30/26 – U.S. District Judge John A. Ross on Friday sentenced a former mail carrier who aided a check stealing and bank fraud conspiracy to a year and a day in prison and ordered her to repay $21,635. Cambria M. Hopkins, a postal carrier based in Clayton, sold her “arrow key,” which […]
On January 6, 2026, in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico, Max Jaramillo, former Treasurer of Mail Handlers Local 331 (located in Albuquerque, N. Mex.), was charged with two counts of wire fraud for submitting false Form LM-3 Labor Organization Annual Reports and three counts of embezzlement, in violation of […]
DETROIT – 1/28/26 – Four individuals who were charged in an Information last year for their involvement in a $63 million scheme that involved stealing checks from the mail and selling them online have all since pleaded guilty, United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr. announced today. Gorgon was joined in the announcement by U.S. […]
Whistleblower Report Led to Charges, a Deferred Prosecution Agreement, and $3.28 million fine against an International Corporation 1/29/26 – The Antitrust Division today announced its first-ever whistleblower reward: a $1 million reward to a whistleblower who provided information that led to EBLOCK Corporation resolving criminal antitrust and fraud charges through a deferred prosecution agreement, under […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – 1/27/26 – Today, U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-07) and U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX-17) introduced bipartisan legislation to increase the transparency of mail-in ballots, boosting confidence in our elections and helping Americans verify that their votes are counted. The Vote By Mail Tracking Act would add an official logo and standardized tracking barcodes to […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – 1/27/26 – A repeat mail thief who fled to Mexico to avoid prosecution appeared in court today on new federal charges, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Erik Magana, 41, of Charlotte, is charged with bank fraud and two counts of receipt and possession of stolen […]