Just before 9:00 Saturday morning, two employees at the U.S. Post Office in Taylor Ridge were robbed at gunpoint, according to the Rock Island County Sheriff’s Office. Captain Darren Hart said details are still coming in and they are working on the scene. There was still yellow tape surrounding the building when we spoke with […]
1/23/15 – Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Jeffrey L. Shipley, age 48, of Millersville, Maryland today to 20 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for stealing and destroying mail while employed as a postal employee. Judge Hollander also entered an order that Shipley pay $19,358.75 in […]
A homeowner’s surveillance camera is recording from the front porch as the family waited for a package to be delivered. The effort pays off because the camera captures a suspect approaching the house. Another angle shows the man sitting on the ground to open the package, and then quickly leaving. Read more video platformvideo managementvideo […]
LITTLE ROCK, AR – A 16-year-old was arrested and accused of shooting at a mail carrier in Little Rock. Isaac Tate faces a charge of aggravated assault after a mail carrier told police she had guns pointed in her direction and rounds fired at her. “I have three small children so it does kind of worry […]
On December 10, 2014, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Anthony Davis, former President of National Postal Mail Handlers Union Local 314 (located in Hazelwood, Mo.), was sentenced to 21 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $42,119 and […]
On November 4, 2014, in the United States District Court for South Dakota, Southern Division, Susan Haugen, former Treasurer of South Dakota Postal Workers Union (located in Huron, S.D.), was charged in a three-count indictment with embezzling union funds in the amount of $36,309, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). The charges follow an investigation […]
On November 14, 2014, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Norfolk Division, Choi Hawks, former Secretary-Treasurer of National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 6066 (located in Chesapeake, Va.), was charged in a criminal information with one count of embezzlement from a labor organization, in violation of 29 U.S.C. […]
On November 20, 2014, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Norfolk Division, Jeffrey Jones, former President of National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 6066 (located in Chesapeake, Va.), pled guilty to one count of embezzlement from a labor organization, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c), for embezzling $7,649 […]
12.30.14 – The Sand Point, AK post office has closed following a burglary, leading the Postal Service to offer a reward in the case. The mail service has left residents without medicine and paychecks, local police say. KTUU video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player
Alabama Medical Clerk Sentenced to Prison for Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Scheme that Involved Corrupt U.S. Postal Service Employee An Alabama woman was sentenced today to serve 70 months in prison for her involvement in a stolen identity tax refund fraud (SIRF) scheme, Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Larry J. Wszalek for the Justice […]