Chicago, IL – 8/28/26 – A joint investigation by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and Chicago Police Department resulted in the arrest on August 24, 2026, of Lyndell Deyoung, 35, of Chicago, IL. Deyoung was identified as a suspect in the July 19, 2024, shooting death of U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Letter Carrier Octavia […]
TOPEKA, KAN. – 8/28/26 – A former Kansas postmaster pleaded guilty to falsifying money orders in order to embezzle from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). According to court documents, Sierra Werth, 32, of Quinter pleaded guilty to one count of misappropriation of postal funds. In January 2025, the U.S, Postal Service determined the post office […]
Jovanni Jamison-Lewis Allegedly Stole Gift Cards, Greeting Cards and Lottery Tickets from the Mail Stream; Seven Victims Have Been Identified Since Defendant’s November 2025 Arrest (SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y.) – 8/26/26 – Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Jovanni Jamison-Lewis, 36, of Mastic Beach, was indicted on charges of Grand Larceny in […]
PORTLAND, Ore.—8/26/26 – The Seaside, Oregon, Postmaster has been charged with possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material and production of obscene visual representations of child sexual abuse, announced U.S. Attorney Scott E. Bradford for the District of Oregon. Ryan Sherman, 36, has been charged by criminal complaint and made his initial appearance in […]
LITTLE ROCK—8/19/26 – George Elliot Gibson, III, will spend the next 48 months in federal prison for assault with the intent to rob two United States Postal employees. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced the sentence, which was handed down today by United States District Judge D. P. […]
ATLANTA – 8/25/26 – Melissa McAfee, a former U.S. Postal Service mail carrier, was sentenced to federal prison today for stealing mail containing checks and gift cards worth more than $1 million. “Mail carriers are entrusted with the responsibility of handling citizens’ valuable and personal communications, but McAfee abused that trust by stealing more than […]
8/24/26 – Four former Postal Service employees in Miami have been sentenced to prison for defrauding the federal government out of $2 million in COVID-19 pandemic relief payments. This case began as a workers’ compensation investigation. A letter carrier who injured her knee while running from a dog on her route was receiving workers’ compensation […]
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 […]
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 […]