WASHINGTON, DC – OPM – 10/02/19 – The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced today that for plan year 2020, the average total premiums for current non-Postal employees and retirees enrolled in plans under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program will increase 4.0 percent. This year’s increase, while higher than last year’s historically low increase, is […]
DOJ – 10/01/19 – Jackson, Miss. – Virginia Perkins, 49, of Lake, Mississippi, was sentenced yesterday by Senior U.S. District Judge David Bramlette III to two years probation for delay or destruction of U.S. mail by a postal employee, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Christopher Cave with the U.S. Postal […]
WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service is increasing the safety and security of its collection box procedures through a modification of the long-standing Aviation Mail Security Rule, which was established in August 1996 and called for all packages weighing 16 ounces to be presented in person to a postal clerk or a letter carrier. […]
QUESTION: Is the RNC sending out a fundraising ‘Census’ with the words “Official Document” on it? ANSWER: Yes, both the RNC and DNC have their own versions. The RNC version is called the “2019 Congressional District Census” and has some worried it will be mistaken for the U.S. Census Bureau. Some people online are complaining […]
If you have stories about this guy, USPS wants to know. USPS News Link – 9/30/19 – If you’re a Postal Service employee who has special memories involving Santa Claus, the organization wants to hear from you. Each year, USPS offers Operation Santa, a program that allows employees to aid families in need by “adopting” […]
ANDREWS, SC (WBTW) – New details are emerging about the man charged with murder for shooting Williamsburg County postal worker Irene Pressley. Trevor Raekwon Seward, 22 of Andrews, was arrested by law enforcement Saturday. Seward is now being held at the Williamsburg County Detention Center, according to a press release from department spokesperson Lt. Daryl […]
DOJ – 9/27/19 – ATLANTA – John Lamb, a/k/a Johnny Lamb, has been sentenced to federal prison for a second time for again using counterfeit checks for purchases from the United States Postal Service (USPS). “Lamb proves that some people never learn,” said U.S. Attorney Byung J. “BJay” Pak. “He once again used counterfeit checks […]
ANDREWS, S.C. (WCIV) — Family members of the Williamsburg County postal worker killed along her route say they want the killer to come forward. “The family’s devastated. The whole community’s devastated,” said Terrell Lewis, nephew of Irene Pressley. “I want the truth to come to the light. I want justice to be served. I want […]
WILMETTE, Ill. — Postal inspectors are investigating a north suburban mailman who was caught on camera kissing an elderly resident. Relatives of an 89-year-old woman told Wilmette police about the postal worker who repeatedly went inside the woman’s home. According to a police report, video from a Ring camera inside the kitchen captured the mailman […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A reward of up to $50,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction of whoever robbed two United States Postal Service (USPS) mail carriers in Linden. According to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the two armed robberies happened last week. The first happened on Sept. 19 in […]