BOSTON – DOJ 11/08/19 – A Worcester man was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for his role in a cocaine trafficking ring responsible for smuggling over 20 kilograms of cocaine into central Massachusetts. Erick Cruz, 29, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to 34 months in prison and three […]
Several changes have occurred that could affect USPS employees’ benefits selections during this year’s open season. USPS News Link – 11/12/19 – The Postal Service wants employees to know about some important changes concerning the open season benefits enrollment period that began this week. Here’s a rundown: • The U.S. Office of Personnel Management recently announced […]
DOJ 11/07/19 – Jackson, Miss. – Jerome Rashad Benamon, 26, and Edward James Mobley, 36, both of Kemper County, Mississippi, were sentenced yesterday by Chief U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan, III for armed robbery of a postal carrier, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Adrian Gonzalez, U.S. Postal Inspector in Charge of the Houston […]
AMHERST, Ohio (WJW) — Quick action by a neighbor and postal carrier helped save a woman who was attacked by her 100 pound dog. The woman was taken to the hospital and is home recovering after undergoing two surgeries, one on each of her arms. 33-year-old Janae Presutto-Canon says around noon Wednesday, she heard her […]
NALC News – 11/06/19 – National Arbitrator Shyam Das has issued his award in a national interpretive dispute involving the memorandum of understanding regarding the consolidation of NALC pay levels. The memorandum, which went into effect on November 24, 2018, elevated all Grade 1 letter carriers to the former Grade 2. Arbitrator Das recognized that […]
BOSTON – DOJ 11/06/19 – A Southwick man pleaded guilty today to sending two packages, containing white powder, to federal agencies in Springfield. Kevin A. Johnson, 47, pleaded guilty to two counts of conveying false information and hoaxes. U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni scheduled sentencing for Feb. 6, 2020. Johnson was charged by […]
BOSTON – DOJ 11/06/19 – A Winchester man was arrested yesterday and charged with assaulting a federal postal worker and cocaine possession. Raymond Acevedo, 29, was charged with one count of assaulting a federal postal worker and one count of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine. Acevedo was detained following […]
NALC 11/06/19 – The federal district court in Washington D.C. today issued a decision dismissing NALC’s lawsuit that sought to halt the Consolidated Casing Initiative. U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg concluded that the court lacked jurisdiction to issue the preliminary injunction that NALC requested, which would have halted the Initiative pending the outcome of […]
The following message is from Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan: USPS News Link 11/06/19 – Each November, on Veterans Day, we are reminded that our nation, our personal well-being and our freedoms are defended by those willing to put themselves in harm’s way. This day provides all of us with the opportunity to express our […]
DOJ 11/06/19 – Jennifer Riccardi, 46, a former U.S. Postal Service employee who worked at the main mail processing center in Cleveland, was sentenced for her role in a scheme to steal from the U.S. mail and commit access device fraud. Judge John R. Adams sentenced Riccardi to 56 months of incarceration, three years of […]