DOJ – 7/9/19 – Jackson, Miss. – Calvin Taylor, 51, of Yazoo City, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Carlton W. Reeves to 48 months of supervised probation for embezzling parcels of mail during the course of his employment with the U.S. Postal Service, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge […]
Marshall Man Sentenced To 24 Months In Federal Prison For Failure To Pay Employee Payroll Taxes DOJ – July 03, 2019 – Fort Smith, AR – Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced today that Eric De Priest, age 47, of Marshall, Arkansas, was sentenced Monday to serve 24 […]
On June 17, 2019, in the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire, the Department filed suit against American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 230 (located in Manchester, N.H.). The lawsuit seeks to nullify the union’s March 2, 2019 election of the offices of president, executive vice-president, secretary-treasurer, clerk craft director, maintenance […]
GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. – Video shows a mail carrier tossing packages in a local driveway. A not-so-special delivery has one weather buff hot under the collar. Paul Nowotny’s surveillance cameras caught the mail carrier in a van throwing packages in his Green Cove Springs driveway, and you can see this wasn’t a gentle toss. […]
DOJ – 7/02/19 – KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A former postal carrier was sentenced in federal court today for stealing mail from dozens of residents and for possessing methamphetamine to distribute. Brandy Manning, 40, of Liberty, Missouri, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to six years in federal prison without parole. The court […]
Largest “Mail Dumping” Case in Alaska History Anchorage, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that, in the largest “mail dumping” case in Alaska history, a former U.S. Postal Service employee has been sentenced to federal prison for deserting more than 49 plastic tubs of mail that he was responsible for delivering. Thomas Gerald Hilty, […]
http://a248.e.akamai.net/f/248/60653/1d/usps.download.akamai.com/60653/streaming/vod/BizFocus070219.mp4 USPS News Link – 7/2/19 – Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan’s latest “Business Focus” video updates USPS employees on service improvements, efforts to develop a 10-year business plan for the organization and other topics. The Postal Service’s latest data trends show improvements in on-time performance, Brennan reports. The organization is using this information to […]
People march in an Independence Day parade in Wellfleet, MA, in 2014. USPS News Link – 7/02/19 – Thursday, July 4, is Independence Day, the annual holiday that commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Independence Day holds special significance for the Postal Service, whose history is closely tied to the nation’s […]
NATIONAL POSTAL WORKER DAY National Postal Worker Day on July 1st recognizes postal workers all across the nation. The day encourages us to show our appreciation. Thank the numerous men and women who work consistently and diligently to deliver all of our mail. These employees suffer some of the harshest working conditions, yet continue […]
The Postal Police’s honor guard in San Juan, PR, stands at attention during a recent ceremony. From left are Lt. Eduardo Colon-Roquez and Postal Police officers Julio Martinez, Emmanuel Perez and Luis Morales. USPS News Link – 6/28/19 – The Postal Police honor guard is a familiar sight at USPS ceremonies, but how much do […]