WASHINGTON — 4/23/26 – The U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors will meet Friday, May 8, in an open session at Postal Service headquarters, 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW, in Washington, DC. The public is welcome to attend the meeting, which begins at 3 p.m. ET in the Benjamin Franklin Room. The board’s expected agenda is: […]
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Sheldon Marquis Adams, 26, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, was sentenced to serve 18 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. Between March and September 29, 2023, Adams conspired with others to obtain hundreds […]
Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission today issued Order No. 9504, which grants the Postal Service a multi-year waiver to address its deteriorating financial condition. To use the waiver, the Postal Service simply must provide advance notice to the Secretary of the Treasury and the Commission. The financial impact of the waiver in its full term lifts […]
OIG – 4/22/26 – The U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) routinely investigates illegal narcotics being trafficked through the mail. However, when there’s suspicion that a postal employee may be involved, our special agents are called in to bring that person to justice. That’s how this investigation got its start in Toledo, OH, after postal inspectors […]
3/31/26 – By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20901 et seq.), the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.), and the Federal Government’s constitutional obligation to guarantee a republican […]
Investigators captured thefts during surveillance SAVANNAH, Georgia: 4/20/26 – Two Chatham County men have been sentenced to prison after investigators caught them stealing mail from blue collection boxes. Brandon Chavonte Mincey, 34, and Antwan Williams, 52, both of Savannah, each pled guilty to Possession of a Stolen Mail Key, said Margaret E. “Meg” Heap, U.S. Attorney […]
Tallahassee, Florida – 4/20/26 – Christy Cody Holgate, 49, and Kim Demetrius Benson, 52, have been indicted in federal court. Both were charged with one count of conspiracy to commit mail theft. Also, Holgate was charged with four counts of theft of mail and Benson was charged with one count of theft of mail. John […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. – 4/17/26 – U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Daniel Lopez-Rivera, 40, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute cocaine, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine. According to the complaint, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service […]
There’s a sinking feeling when you realize a check you’ve mailed goes missing, never to be found. But it’s a bigger blow when you hear the check wound up on a social media platform for sale. That’s how this investigation got its start: A national bank contacted our Hotline in June 2024 after several clients in […]
BOSTON – 4/15/26 – Six individuals have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for their alleged roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy that involved shipments of packages containing kilograms of cocaine and fentanyl from California for further distribution in Massachusetts: Edwal Vargas, a/k/a “Max,” 34, of Swampscott, Mass., was indicted on one […]