The 36-month contract covers 130,000 employees 4/18/25 – The Postal Service and the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA) have reached a tentative negotiated agreement. Upon ratification by the union membership, which will take several weeks, the agreement will run through May 20, 2027. “This agreement is economically responsible, fair to our employees and serves […]
LAS VEGAS – 4/15/25 – A Las Vegas resident was sentenced Monday by United States District Judge Cristina D. Silva to 15 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for damaging post office boxes and stealing mail on 17 different occasions. According to court documents, between June 20, 2023 and […]
SOUTH BEND – 4/18/25 – Jaterria M. Davis, 42 years old, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon Leichty after pleading guilty to a federal felony for misappropriation of postal funds, announced Acting United States Attorney Tina L. Nommay. Davis was sentenced to probation and ordered to pay $37,023 […]
Tampa, FL – 4/16/25 – Senior U.S. District Judge Charlene Honeywell has sentenced Darine Underwood (20, Tampa), a/k/a “Droc,” to 10 years and 5 months in federal prison for armed robbery of a postal mail carrier and brandishing a firearm in relation to that crime. The court also ordered Underwood to pay $1,531.99 in restitution […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. – 4/15/25 – U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Lamor Runell Bolden, 27, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to conspiracy to commit mail theft, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison, and a fine of $250,000. Assistant U.S. Attorney Franz M. […]
Lafayette, CO — 4/16/25 – Following public reports that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) entered into an agreement with the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (“DOGE”), Congressman Joe Neguse and Colorado Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper penned a letter to the Acting Postmaster General urging him to ensure on-time and reliable mail delivery in rural and […]
ST. LOUIS – 4/16/25 – Four people, including a former U.S. Postal Service employee, have pleaded guilty to federal charges and admitted to involvement in a conspiracy that stole checks from the mail to commit bank fraud. Johnathan Barnett, 29, of University City, was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to 80 […]
NEWARK, N.J. – 4/15/25 – Two Essex County, New Jersey men admitted their roles in an armed robbery of a U.S. Postal Service employee, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced. Dyshawn Williams, 28, of Newark, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi to one count of conspiring to interfere with commerce by […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — 4/10/25 – Today, Congressman Castro (TX-20) introduced the Postal Service Clusterbox Responsibility Act – legislation that would ensure USPS continues maintaining cluster boxes for eligible neighborhoods. The legislation comes after the USPS abandoned their longstanding practice of maintaining and repairing damaged clusterboxes for neighborhoods in San Antonio and across the United States. As […]
ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CHARGES FORMER U.S. POSTAL SERVICE WORKER OVER ALLEGED PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN FRAUD April 15, 2025 Raoul Alleges Woman Applied for Loans While Receiving Unemployment, Workers Compensation Benefits Chicago – Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged a Cook County woman alleging she fraudulently received a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan, an Economic Injury Disaster Loan […]