Three NYC Residents Arrested in Large-Scale Mail Theft Scheme Targeting U.S. Postal Service Collection Boxes in Suffolk County

Three NYC Residents Arrested in Large-Scale Mail Theft Scheme Targeting U.S. Postal Service Collection Boxes in Suffolk County

Trio Allegedly Used Makeshift “Fishing” Device to Steal More Than 6,750 Checks (SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y.) – 7/7/26 – Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Nicholas Delvillar, 32, of the Bronx, Franklin Mercedes, 27, of the Bronx, and Jhosua Peralta, 24, of Queens, were arrested for Grand Larceny for allegedly stealing checks […]

Florida Mail handler nabbed for workers’ comp fraud

Florida Mail handler nabbed for workers’ comp fraud

USPS 7/8/26 – A former mail handler in Florida was recently sentenced to six years’ supervised release for workers’ compensation fraud. The employee reported sustaining a shoulder strain while on the job in 2024, and his doctor deemed him disabled and unable to return to work. The Labor Department began issuing him tax-free monthly payments […]

Senator Hawley Launches Investigation into Failures at US Postal Service After Postmaster General Refused to Forego Bonuses

Senator Hawley Launches Investigation into Failures at US Postal Service After Postmaster General Refused to Forego Bonuses

WASHINGTON — 6/30/26 – Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) launched an investigation into the ongoing mail service failures plaguing Missouri, alongside potential criminal activity in abandoned mail and the alarming distribution of lavish bonuses to U.S. Postal Service (USPS) executives. The investigation follows Senator Hawley’s questions to Postmaster General David Steiner in a Senate Homeland […]

OPM Proposes Major Reforms to Strengthen Accountability Across the Federal Workforce

OPM Proposes Major Reforms to Strengthen Accountability Across the Federal Workforce

WASHINGTON, DC — The US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) today proposed sweeping reforms to modernize how agencies address poor performance, streamline disciplinary and removal procedures, and strengthen accountability across the federal workforce. The proposed rule would require agencies to better equip supervisors with training on employee accountability while making it easier to address employee performance […]

Former USPS Mail Carrier Sentenced To 39 Months in Prison for Mail Theft and Fraud Scheme

Former USPS Mail Carrier Sentenced To 39 Months in Prison for Mail Theft and Fraud Scheme

6/30/26 – United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced today that Tameka Babulal, a/k/a “Tameka Williams,” a/k/a “Sharniece Williams,” a/k/a “Meek Williams,” a former United States Postal Service (“USPS”) mail carrier assigned to Mount Vernon, New York, was sentenced to 39 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Cathy […]

Alabama Leads Multi-State Letter in Support of USPS Proposed Rule to Secure Mail-in or Absentee Ballots for Federal Elections

Alabama Leads Multi-State Letter in Support of USPS Proposed Rule to Secure Mail-in or Absentee Ballots for Federal Elections

For Immediate Release: July 6, 2026 (Montgomery, Ala) – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall filed a comment letter last week on behalf of 13 states in support of the U.S. Postal Service’s proposed rule strengthening mailing standards for the transmission of mail-in ballots for federal elections. As argued in the letter, states have full constitutional […]

2025 NPMHU National Agreement Impasse Letter to the USPS

2025 NPMHU National Agreement Impasse Letter to the USPS

Dear Doug & Mike, 7/5/26 – I am writing in regard to our negotiations for a successor to the 2022- 2025 National Agreement. The parties have been engaged in negotiations for nearly a year. While we have made progress in many areas, we have not been able to reach an agreement on the terms of […]

Celebrating 250 Years of the Declaration of Independence

Celebrating 250 Years of the Declaration of Independence

New stamp honors the bold beginnings of the United States of America PHILADELPHIA — 7/4/26 – As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of its birth, the U.S. Postal Service pays tribute to the document that put America’s founding ideals in writing with the release of the Declaration of Independence Forever stamp. A dedication […]

OPM Marks “Last Day of Paper,” Ending Paper Retirement Processing After More Than 65 Years

OPM Marks “Last Day of Paper,” Ending Paper Retirement Processing After More Than 65 Years

WASHINGTON, DC – 7/1/26 – Today, the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced the “Last Day of Paper,” officially ending paper retirement processing for more than 95 percent of federal retirement applications and completing the agency’s transition to a fully digital retirement process. For decades, federal retirement applications relied on a paper-based process that required […]

Serial Mail Thief Pleads Guilty to Felony Burglary, Sentenced to Prison

Serial Mail Thief Pleads Guilty to Felony Burglary, Sentenced to Prison

CHICAGO, IL – 6/30/26 – After a joint investigation by the United States Postal Inspection Service and the Chicago Police Department, Veronica Cavallari, 30, of Chicago, IL, pleaded guilty on June 18, 2026, to two counts of felony burglary in Cook County Criminal Court and was subsequently sentenced to six years in the Illinois Department […]