Florida Man Charged with Stealing Dozens of Letters Containing $200,000 in Checks from Residence Mailbox

Florida Man Charged with Stealing Dozens of Letters Containing $200,000 in Checks from Residence Mailbox

DOJ – 7/19/19 – A grand jury in West Palm Beach today returned an indictment charging a man with mail theft in Lantana, Florida. Ariana Fajardo Orshan, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Sean Scheller, Chief of Police for the Town of Lantana, Florida, and Lesley Allison, Acting Inspector in Charge, United States […]

Police believe hundreds of mail fraud cases around US connected to suspected package thief

Police believe hundreds of mail fraud cases around US connected to suspected package thief

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — A suspected package thief could face federal charges in connection to hundreds of cases of mail fraud across the country. The case started in April of 2019, when Sandy Springs Police began investigating a fraudulent credit card charge. The victim, located in Michigan, told police someone purchased a $59,000 painting. Three […]

Postal employees receive heat safety guidance

Postal employees receive heat safety guidance

Sametha Mitchell-Kelly, a Kinston, NC, letter carrier and a member of a joint USPS-NALC safety task force, gives bottled water and safety materials to Ronnie Griffin, a Morehead City, NC, letter carrier. USPS News Link – 7/18/19 – The Postal Service is working to protect employees this summer. Across the nation, managers and supervisors are […]

Norwalk Woman Who Stole Deceased Postal Employees Federal Annuity Benefits is Sentenced

Norwalk Woman Who Stole Deceased Postal Employees Federal Annuity Benefits is Sentenced

DOJ – 7/16/19 – John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that SYBIL F. BUTLER, 57, of Norwalk, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to three years of probation for stealing federal annuity benefits.  Judge Underhill also ordered Butler to pay full restitution and […]

Newark Mail Carrier Convicted of Conspiring to Defraud United States

Newark Mail Carrier Convicted of Conspiring to Defraud United States

DOJ – 7/16/19 – NEWARK, N.J. – A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier was convicted today of conspiring to defraud the United States by getting paid to assist a drug dealer in receiving packages of marijuana through the mails, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Fred Rivers, 47, of Newark, was convicted of one count […]

Doctor And Three Others Charged In $10 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme – treated hundreds of now-former U.S. Postal Service employees

Doctor And Three Others Charged In $10 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme – treated hundreds of now-former U.S. Postal Service employees

Doctor And Three Others In Bergen County Charged In $10 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme Allegedly Paid and Received Kickbacks in Connection with Medically Unnecessary Prescriptions for Pain Creams DOJ – 7/16/19 – NEWARK, N.J. – A doctor and three people associated with a pharmacy were charged today with their respective roles in defrauding the […]