Writer celebrated where life imitated art SOUTH BERWICK, ME — 8/21/26 – The U.S. Postal Service honored Sarah Orne Jewett with a stamp today at the Sarah Orne Jewett Literary House in the town she would call home her entire life. The stamp features an original portrait of the author with the Maine coast as background […]
Tallahassee, Florida – 8/18/26 – Yasir Jaimon Za’Quis Hawkins, 20, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for illegal possession of a machine gun, possession of Postal Service key, and possession of stolen mail. John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the charges. Hawkins appeared in federal court […]
From USPS News Link – 8/21/26 Federal regulations prohibit favoritism in hiring, promotions The Postal Service is marking USPS Ethics Awareness Week by reminding employees that nepotism is prohibited in the workplace. Under federal law, USPS employees cannot hire, promote or advocate for a relative — including a spouse, parent, child, sibling, aunt, uncle, cousin, […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio — For the second time in a little more than a decade, the Gates Mills postmaster is facing charges of stealing from the post office. Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged postmaster Mary Cardille with misappropriating post office funds. Officials said she took about $14,000. Prosecutors charged Cardille, 62, of Macedonia, by way of […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – 8/19/26 – A Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court for assaulting a U.S. Postal Service worker. Courtney J. Ellis, 45, was sentenced to seven years, followed by three years supervised release for assaulting a postal worker while they were performing their official duties. Ellis pleaded guilty to the assault earlier […]
OTTUMWA – 8/19/26 – An Ottumwa woman was arrested after an investigation into theft at the Menards store in Ottumwa. The Wapello County Sheriff’s Office says that they received a complaint on June 24 regarding a Menards rebate that had been stolen and later redeemed at the Ottumwa Menards. During their investigation, and with assistance […]
Conspiracy to commit bank fraud, identity theft and stolen mail amongst charges SAVANNAH, Georgia: 8/18/26 – A Savannah man has been ordered to be confined in federal prison after pleading guilty to multiple charges. The sentence was imposed by U.S. District Court Chief Judge R. Stan Baker and announced by Margaret E. “Meg” Heap, U.S. […]
Readington Township man was arrested on August 13, 2026, and charged with drug distribution offenses involving packages intercepted in the mail by a multi-agency task force. Case Details Suspect: David Develder, 47, of Readington Township, NJ [] Charges: Second-degree possession of prescription legend drugs with intent to distribute; third-degree possession of controlled dangerous substances [] […]
Gainesville, Florida – 8/17/26 – Antrell Jermaine Hillard, 33, of Live Oak, Florida, was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment for conspiracy to steal postal keys, theft of postal keys, and postal robbery/assault. The sentence was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. U.S. Attorney Heekin said: “This serial, […]
CAMDEN, N.J. – 8/11/26 – A Georgia man admitted to conspiring to distribute fentanyl, conspiring to defraud banks by negotiating stolen U.S. Treasury checks, and obtaining a fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program loan, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced. Elvis Sonson, 51, of Atlanta, Georgia, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Renée Marie Bumb to an […]