On October 6, 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.), was charged in a criminal information with one count of embezzlement from a labor organization, in violation of 29 U.S.C. […]
11.04.2014 – A postal worker in Neenah, WI is under investigation – accused of failing to deliver political mailers. The United States Postal Service says it found nearly 900 pieces of campaign mail in a dumpster last week, and all of the flyers were connected to three Republican campaigns. There were no flyers found in […]
Rockledge, FL
TOLUCA LAKE, LOS ANGELES (KABC) – 10.30.2014 – Authorities are searching Thursday for a thief who stole mail from condominiums in Toluca Lake. Several mailboxes in the 10600 block of Woodbridge Street were hit Thursday morning. The thief also struck the mailboxes across the street. They remained open hours later awaiting investigation from the U.S. […]
MEDFORD, Ore. — It was an act of bravery and quick thinking at the Medford post office when a postal worker put an end to fake money orders circulating around the state. Mark Hawkins is a Sales Associate at the Medford post office on Riverside when he recognized a familiar problem in his own store […]
Evansville, Ind. – 10.28.2014 – Federal prosecutors have filed charges against an Indiana postal service employee accused of stealing mail packages containing prescription medication. Kevin R. Hicks, 53, is charged with theft of mail. The prescription medication was intended for armed forces veterans and was being sent by the Veterans Administration, according to Josh Minkler, […]
DENVER – 10/23/2014 – Police have arrested a woman who is believed to have been stealing mail in the Highlands area. The woman, whose identity has not been released, is believed to have been caught stealing mail on surveillance video on Wednesday. “It’s a violation of your privacy, right? No one should have their fingers […]
BIRMINGHAM — A former U.S. Postal Service clerk in Tuscaloosa pleaded guilty today to stealing prescription painkillers from the mail and to breaking into the Skyland Post Office, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, Postal Service Office of Inspector General Special Agent in Charge Max Eamiguel, of the Southern Area Field Office, and Postal Inspection Service […]
October 21, 2014 – Brenda Carmody, age 49, of Bunker Hill, West Virginia, entered a plea of guilty to misappropriation of postal funds between August of 2013 and January of 2014. Carmody admitted to taking $1,551.91 from the stamp drawer and $480 from post office box rentals from the Rippon, West Virginia, post office while […]
HENDERSON, NV (FOX5) – 10.15.2014 – video will load below. A Henderson homeowner caught a couple of thieves on camera, stealing thousands of dollars in merchandise from his front lawn. With the holidays approaching, it’s a reminder about how vulnerable your packages can be. In this case, the homeowner said the merchandise won’t be of […]