BUFFALO, N.Y. – 10/5/26 – U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today Carwin D. Lidge, 27, of Amherst, NY, Jenny B. Alemany, 40, and Richard Law, 29, both of Buffalo, NY, were arrested and charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy to commit mail theft, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a […]
Convicted felon also pleads guilty to mailing hazardous materials, unlawfully possessing ammunition and explosive materials and possessing child sexual abuse material BOSTON – 10/5/26 – A convicted felon from Hadley, Mass. has pleaded guilty to illegally importing plutonium from Russia and selling the radioactive material – as well as other, highly toxic and hazardous materials […]
Trio preyed on postal customers in five western Washington counties Tacoma – 10/05/26 – Three residents of the South Sound region have now been sentenced to federal prison for their post office burglary scheme, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd. Paula Jean Gamboa, 38 of Federal Way, Washington, was the last of three defendants […]
Lottery winner mailed winning ticket to relative for funeral expenses, authorities say BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — A United States Postal Service employee from Broward County is facing multiple felony charges after investigators say she stole a winning Florida Lottery ticket from the mail and fraudulently claimed a $2,600 prize. According to the Florida Lottery, the […]
ST. LOUIS – 10/01/26 – Three men who were involved in a conspiracy to steal checks from the mail and deposit them into fraudulently-opened bank accounts were sentenced to prison Thursday. U.S. District Judge Joshua M. Divine sentenced Isaiah W. Douglas, 25, of Champaign, Ill. to 39 months in prison, Luis A. Franco-Gonzalez, 26, of […]
They forged and deposited 125 U.S. Treasury checks worth $4.5 million USPS News Link 9/30/26 – A U.S. Treasury check-stealing scheme at the Postal Service’s New York International Service Center at John F. Kennedy Airport has landed two former USPS employees in prison. In 2023, a U.S. bank reported that 1,500 checks it had mailed […]
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – 9/22/26 – A North Carolina man will spend the next two years behind bars for attempting to receive a package containing nearly 2 pounds of fentanyl, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey. Jaquan Marquis Brock, 29, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison. U.S. Postal Inspectors […]
9/28/26 – David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that BRADLEIGH RIVAL, 23, of Stamford, has been charged by federal criminal complaint with offenses stemming from his alleged role in a conspiracy involving the theft, altering, and negotiating of U.S. Treasury checks stolen from the U.S. Mail. As alleged […]
PEN: No voting fraud, right? Today, the Justice Department announced charges and guilty pleas involving 12 individuals, including three illegal aliens, in connection with illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration, and related election crimes across the country. The cases include voting by aliens in federal elections, false claims of U.S. citizenship to register or vote, false […]