Lack of Evidence on Suicide, Opioids Sends Postal Worker’s Widow’s Case Back to OWCP

Lack of Evidence on Suicide, Opioids Sends Postal Worker’s Widow’s Case Back to OWCP

WorkersCompensation.com – 14 Aug 2025 Frank Ferreri Federal Focus When it came to deciding whether a federal worker’s suicide resulted from his job, as was required to establish the compensability of death benefits to his widow, ECAB found that OWCP needed another shot at the case to uphold its end of the deal. Simply Research subscribers have access […]

Indianapolis felon sentenced to 175 months’ imprisonment for machine gun possession and mail theft scheme

Indianapolis felon sentenced to 175 months’ imprisonment for machine gun possession and mail theft scheme

INDIANAPOLIS – 7/24/25 – A district judge sentenced an Indianapolis felon to spend nearly 15 years in federal prison after he was found in possession of a machine gun and altered checks stolen from the mail valued at more than $1.2 million. In April 2024, a jury convicted Derrick Barbour, 28, of Indianapolis, also known […]

Carson Woman and Former USPS Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Checks and Credit Cards from the Mail

Carson Woman and Former USPS Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Checks and Credit Cards from the Mail

LOS ANGELES – 8/11/25 – A South Bay woman who formerly worked as a letter carrier for the United States Postal Service in Torrance pleaded guilty today to stealing checks and debit and credit cards from the mail then selling them to her accomplices for three years, using the illicitly obtained funds to take international […]

Congressman Sends Letter to United States Postal Service to Address Winfield CPU Closure

Congressman Sends Letter to United States Postal Service to Address Winfield CPU Closure

August 8, 2025 Press Release Washington, DC – On July 30, 2025, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan sent a letter to United States Postmaster General David Steiner regarding the recently announced termination of the Contract Postal Unit (CPU) located in Winfield, Indiana. Congressman Mrvan stated, “The planned closure of the Winfield CPU could hinder my constituents’ ability to access […]

USPS announces temporary price changes

USPS announces temporary price changes

The adjustments will be in place for the holiday shipping season 8/8/25 – The Postal Service has notified the Postal Regulatory Commission of temporary price changes for some package services for the holiday shipping season. The planned adjustments, which the USPS governors approved Aug. 7, will affect prices on Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, USPS […]

New Orleans Woman Guilty of Theft of Mail by Postal Employee

New Orleans Woman Guilty of Theft of Mail by Postal Employee

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – 8/7/25 – Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that on August 5, 2025, KANESHA FLORENCE (“FLORENCE”), age 28, pled guilty to theft of mail by a postal employee, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1709. According to court records, on February 6, 2023, FLORENCE allegedly unlawfully stole and removed a greeting card […]

USPS Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Results

USPS Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Results

Controllable loss increased $522 million, compared to same quarter last year USPS Ground Advantage continues to grow, providing customers with reliable low-cost service David Steiner becomes 76th Postmaster General on July 15th WASHINGTON — 8/7/25 – The U.S. Postal Service today announced its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 (Apr. 1, […]