CHICAGO, IL – 6/30/26 – After a joint investigation by the United States Postal Inspection Service and the Chicago Police Department, Veronica Cavallari, 30, of Chicago, IL, pleaded guilty on June 18, 2026, to two counts of felony burglary in Cook County Criminal Court and was subsequently sentenced to six years in the Illinois Department […]
William Craig Durham, 56, was charged with kidnapping and murder in the killing of 35-year-old Brandi Reynolds. 7/1/26 – A man kidnapped and killed a U.S. Postal Service worker while she was delivering mail in North Carolina last week, police said, orphaning her two daughters, who lost their father just a few months before. Brandi […]
Pensacola, Florida – 6/30/26 – Evan Aldric Harris, 30, of Evergreen, Alabama, pleaded guilty to theft of mail by a postal employee. John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the plea today. U.S. Attorney Heekin said: “Our citizens depend upon the U.S. Postal Service to reliably deliver the mail, […]
Wilkes County, NC – On June 26, 2026, at approximately 4:16 p.m. the Wilkes County Sheriff’s Office responded to a request for law enforcement assistance at 304 Monteith Acres, Hays, North Carolina. Upon arrival, deputies discovered United States Postal Service (USPS) Rural Letter Carrier, Brandi Reynolds, deceased at the scene. Following an investigation, William Craig […]
Defendants Allegedly Stole Money Orders Mailed to Property Management Companies Before Altering and Cashing Them 6/29/26 – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, together with U.S. Postal Inspection Service New York Division Inspector in Charge Ketty Larco-Ward, U.S. Postal Service, Office of the Inspector General, Northeast Area Field Office, Special Agent in Charge Matthew Modafferi and […]
Investigators need help contacting victims INDIANAPOLIS— 6/29/26 – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging three individuals in a significant mail theft and fraud scheme targeting at least 3,000 victims. Former United States Postal Service employee Janea Reaves, 38, has been charged with conspiracy to commit access device fraud and illegal transactions with […]
CHICAGO — 6/29/26 – A federal judge has sentenced a man to eight years in prison for robbing a U.S. Postal Service carrier in Chicago. The robbery occurred on March 18, 2022, in the 700 block of South Claremont Avenue in Chicago. The carrier was delivering mail when HENRY L. MOORER approached on foot and […]
On May 13, 2026, in the District Court of Hunt County, Texas, Jeannie Dean, former Treasurer of American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 3607 (located in Greenville, Tex.), was charged with one count of misapplication of fiduciary property of $30,000 or more but less than $150,000, in violation of Texas Penal Code 32.45, a third […]
6/25/26 – United States Attorney Kurt L. Wall announced that Cody Gaspard, age 27, of Denham Springs, Louisiana, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison following his conviction for assaulting a postal employee. U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson further sentenced Gaspard to serve two years of supervised release following his term of imprisonment. […]
OIG – 6/24/26 – A quiet conversation at a mall food court in eastern Puerto Rico sealed the deal — plan and method in place, profits were just around the corner. All the Postal Service employee had to do was look out for packages containing “blanca” and then hand them over to his associate for […]