9/21/26 – Please find enclosed a copy of the above-reference USPS to begin piloting a proof of concept (POC) called the Marketing Mail Optimized Delivery (MMOD). According to the Postal Service, the test will focus on specific conditions where a delivery point does not receive First Class Mail for a given day. The Marketing Mail […]
Background 9/18/26 – Each year, the U.S. Postal Service is required to report on compensation in the annual Comprehensive Statement of Postal Operations. For calendar year (CY) 2025, the annual salary of each Postal Service employee was limited to $250,600. Two exceptions granted under the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 (PAEA) allow the […]
Washington, DC – 9/17/26 – The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is warning consumers about counterfeit postage being sold online. This crime threatens both the integrity of the U.S. Mail and the people who put their trust in this 250-year-old American institution. As part of the Postal Inspection Service’s mission to protect postal employees, consumers, and […]
CHICAGO — 9/17/26 – A man has been sentenced to eleven and a half years in federal prison for robbing two U.S. Postal Service carriers and a food delivery driver in a Chicago suburb. DEVAN FLAX violently robbed a postal carrier on Nov. 25, 2023, and another carrier on Nov. 28, 2023, both in Forest […]
PEN Note: The report below is basically the same as the one we published previously – only a few minor changes. GAO: 9/17/26 – You may have noticed that mail is taking longer to deliver. In recent years, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has added 1 to 2 days to some of its expected delivery […]
Pensacola, Florida – 9/17/26 – Divincent M. Madison, Jr., 25, of Pensacola, Florida, pleaded guilty to one count of theft of mail by a postal employee, one count of delay or destruction of mail, and one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana. The plea was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney […]
Fast Facts Since USPS launched its strategic plan in 2021, it has worked to cut costs and improve service. To align with its cost-cutting initiatives, USPS has extended expected mail delivery times by 1 to 2 days. And it has decreased the amount of mail it expects to handle within the slower delivery times. But […]
LOS ANGELES – 9/16/26 – A San Gabriel Valley man pleaded guilty today to robbing two United States Postal Service (USPS) mail carriers, later using stolen keys to enter apartment complexes and steal mail in Baldwin Park, and assaulting federal officers who arrested him, injuring one of them. Ruben Baca Lopez, 34, a.k.a. “Monster” and […]
Tallahassee, Florida – 9/16/26 – Napeaches Shouetta Blair, 43, of Tallahassee, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of theft of mail by postal employee. The plea was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. U.S. Attorney Heekin said: “Our citizens should be able to trust […]
RICHMOND, Va. – 9/16/26 – Two Richmond men were sentenced for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and possession of stolen mail. According to court documents, from May 2023 through April 2024, Tremont Hancock, 25, and Olden Ellerbe III, 27, conspired with other individuals to steal U.S. mail, sometimes using stolen USPS “arrow” keys, which unlock […]