10/29/26 – James E. Lee Sr., a former procurement official for the U.S. Postal Service, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit bribery and honest services wire fraud. According to court documents, Lee was a product management specialist overseeing expedited packaging supplies for the U.S. Postal Service. Lee, among other responsibilities, served as a contracting […]
AUGUSTA, Georgia: 10/29/26 – A federal judge has ordered a defendant to be confined for possession of stolen mail and aggravated identity theft. The sentence was imposed by U.S. District Court Judge J. Randal Hall and announced by Margaret E. “Meg” Heap, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. Jessica Rae Mabli, 31, of […]
Federal Conviction is her Sixth Theft Related Conviction 10/28/26 – The former postmaster of Waverly, Iowa, was sentenced on October 26, 2026, to five years of probation and eight months of home confinement. Merri Ann Burgart, formerly known as Merri Ann Bentley, age 43, from Hazelton, Iowa, received the sentence after a May 13, 2026, […]
OIG 10/28/26 – Prince George’s County Police Department had been investigating a known fraudster in Maryland suspected of negotiating fraudulent checks, when a large check scheme was uncovered and an unlikely suspect emerged: a U.S. Postal Service employee. The involvement of a postal employee could explain how the ring got access to hundreds of personal […]
OIG – 10/26/26 – The Coast Guard Investigative Service and Homeland Security Investigations had been following an alleged fraud ring in the Los Angeles, CA, area for some time. The allegations ranged from counterfeit documents to stolen checks, to stolen debit cards from the state’s unemployment insurance program, as well as other forms of fraud. […]
Two defendants charged in superseding indictment alleging $19 million health care fraud scheme targeting federal workers’ compensation program DALLAS — 10/23/26 – United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould announced that a federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment Oct. 7 charging Dr. Javaria Jabeen and Allendor Kenyon Brown with participating […]
10/23/26 – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today announced that a Burrillville man has been charged in Sixth Division District Court with gun and drug-related offenses following a joint investigation by the Providence Police Department, the United States Postal Service Office of the Inspector General, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and […]
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Maryland man was sentenced yesterday to three years and one month in prison for assault of a U.S. postal worker and robbery of mail, money, or other property of the United States. According to court documents, on Sept. 5, 2025, Dason Antonio Robinson, 28, of Bowie, and an unidentified co-conspirator traveled […]
National Fraud Enforcement Division Obtains Guilty Plea of Pensacola Postal Worker for PPP Loan Fraud Pensacola, Florida – 10/19/26 – Dominique J. Stanberry, 33, of Pensacola, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of wire fraud involving Small Business Administration (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan funds. This prosecution was part of the […]
Defendants Assigned to East New York Post Office Allegedly Stole Nearly $15,000 From Mail They were Supposed to Deliver on Their Routes 10/19/26 – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, together with Matthew M. Modafferi, Special Agent in Charge of the Northeast Area Field Office, U.S. Postal Service Office of the Inspector General, and U.S. Postal […]