Arizona Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Fentanyl Pills Through U.S. Mail

Arizona Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Fentanyl Pills Through U.S. Mail

CLEVELAND – 5/6/26 – A 38-year-old man has pleaded guilty to his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy to transport fentanyl pills from Arizona to North Carolina. Sadai Lopez, of Goodyear, Arizona, pleaded guilty to the following charges in the indictment: Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl Distribution of a Controlled Substance According to court documents, from […]

Two Georgia men sentenced to federal prison for theft of U.S. mail

Two Georgia men sentenced to federal prison for theft of U.S. mail

Charges also include illegal gun possession AUGUSTA, Georgia: 5/7/26 – Two men have been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to charges including mail theft. Michael Jermaine Thompson, 24, of North Augusta, South Carolina, was sentenced to 60 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release and fined $2,000 after pleading guilty to […]

Bennet, Hickenlooper, Hurd, Neguse Fight for Solutions to Improve USPS Access in Rural Colorado Communities

Bennet, Hickenlooper, Hurd, Neguse Fight for Solutions to Improve USPS Access in Rural Colorado Communities

Denver — 5/7/26 – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet led Senator John Hickenlooper and Representatives Jeff Hurd and Joe Neguse in sending a letter to Postmaster General David Steiner and U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors Chair Amber McReynolds to highlight opportunities for the USPS to partner with Colorado’s mountain towns to address facility constraints […]

She helped scammers get fraudulent COVID-19 payments – Georgia carrier was sentenced to three years’ probation and has to pay $512,000

She helped scammers get fraudulent COVID-19 payments – Georgia carrier was sentenced to three years’ probation and has to pay $512,000

5/8/26 – USPS News Link – A letter carrier in Cordele, GA, colluded with scammers to bilk the federal government out of $54 million in COVID-19 pandemic relief funds. Agents from the Labor Department’s Office of Inspector General, or OIG, opened a case after uncovering a network of people who submitted fraudulent unemployment insurance claims […]

Representatives Fight for Solutions to Improve USPS Access in Rural Colorado Communities

Representatives Fight for Solutions to Improve USPS Access in Rural Colorado Communities

Denver —5/7/26 – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet led Senator John Hickenlooper and Representatives Jeff Hurd and Joe Neguse in sending a letter to Postmaster General David Steiner and U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors Chair Amber McReynolds to highlight opportunities for the USPS to partner with Colorado’s mountain towns to address facility constraints and […]

Four Defendants, Including Two Former U.S. Postal Service Employees, Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Steal $84 Million in U.S. Treasury Checks

Four Defendants, Including Two Former U.S. Postal Service Employees, Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Steal $84 Million in U.S. Treasury Checks

PHILADELPHIA – 5/5/26 – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that four defendants: Saahir Irby, 28, and Tauheed Tucker, 24, both of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Cory Scott, 26, of Ardmore, Pa., and Alexander Telewoda, 26, of Clifton Heights, Pa., have entered pleas of guilty before United States District Judge Joshua D. Wolson on charges of conspiracy […]

PMG David Steiner highlights USPS progress, growth strategy, and foundational role in American commerce

PMG David Steiner highlights USPS progress, growth strategy, and foundational role in American commerce

PHOENIX — 5/5/26 – In a keynote address yesterday at the National Postal Forum, Postmaster General and CEO David Steiner and key executives addressed thousands of mailing and shipping professionals. They updated attendees on the U.S. Postal Service’s improving service performance, continued network modernization, innovation across products and digital capabilities, and strategy to drive growth […]

Bell, Wagner Introduce St. Louis Postal Accountability and Reform Act to Hold USPS Accountable for Delayed Mail

Bell, Wagner Introduce St. Louis Postal Accountability and Reform Act to Hold USPS Accountable for Delayed Mail

Washington, D.C.— 4/30/26 – Today, Representatives Wesley Bell (D-Mo.) and Ann Wagner (R-Mo.) introduced the St. Louis Postal Accountability and Reform (STL Up To PAR) Act, to direct the United States Postal Service (USPS) to submit a report to Congress on mail and package delivery service performance in the St. Louis region. In 2025, two audits […]