This Missouri carrier technician helped a crime ring steal mail USPS News Link – A former carrier technician in Missouri was recently sentenced to one year in federal prison and ordered to repay nearly $22,000 for stealing checks and selling her arrow key to a criminal organization. An arrow key — which allows access to […]
BOSTON – 6/16/26 – A former United States Post Office employee pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to failing to deliver approximately 14,700 pieces of mail to U.S. Postal customers in Brighton, Dorchester and Mattapan. Khalea Turner, 29, of Hull, pleaded guilty to one count of obstruction of mails. A sentencing hearing will […]
SAN JOSE – 6/15/26 – Richard Tillman was sentenced today to five years in federal prison for arson. U.S. District Judge Edward J. Davila handed down the sentence. Tillman, 45, was indicted by a federal grand jury on August 7, 2025. Tillman pleaded guilty to one count of Malicious Destruction of Government Property by Fire […]
WASHINGTON, DC — 66/15/26 – As the United States Postal Service (USPS) continues to face a severe financial crisis, Government Operations Subcommittee Ranking Member Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Subcommittee Chairman Pete Sessions (TX-17), and Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led a bipartisan letter to Postmaster General David Steiner pressing USPS to […]
June 11, 2026 – Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (R-WY) introduced the Preventing AI Censorship Act to give American citizens the right to sue federal employees who violate their First Amendment rights through the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Preventing AI Censorship Act extends the framework of Rep. Hageman’s First Amendment Accountability Act to the future threat of AI-driven federal censorship. The […]
Four USPS employees have died at the facility since it opened in 2024 Palmetto, Ga. — 6/12/26 – U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is launching an inquiry into employee deaths at Georgia’s Palmetto postal facility. Today, Sen. Ossoff launched an inquiry with U.S. Postal Service Postmaster General David Steiner into employee deaths at the Atlanta Regional Processing and Distribution Center […]
USPS Handbook EL-312 – Employment and Placement 55 Eligibility to Work in the Postal Service 551 Determining Eligibility at the Screening Stage To be eligible for career or noncareer Postal Service employment, an applicant must be a United States citizen, a lawful permanent resident alien (one who possesses a “green card”), or a citizen of […]
California Ranks #1 in Dog Attacks on Postal Carriers; Sacramento Among Top 20 Cities SACRAMENTO, CA – California leads the nation in dog attacks on postal employees with 673 incidents in 2025 – nearly double the next closest state. Sacramento ranked 16th worst among U.S. cities with 21 letter carriers attacked last year. Nationwide, more than […]
WASHINGTON, DC — The US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) today announced a new series of initiatives to combat fraud, waste, and abuse across the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program and Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program. OPM is undertaking this effort as part of its ongoing work with the White House Task Force to Eliminate […]
Postal Bulletin 22704 – 6/11/26 – Postal Service employees and contractors must remain alert for ransomware and other evolving cyberthreats. Ransomware is a malicious software that can encrypt files or block access to systems until a ransom payment is demanded. Cybercriminals commonly use phishing emails, malicious links, fake websites, attachments, and unauthorized USB devices to spread […]