Bridgeport Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Stolen Postal Money Order...
DOJ – 1/17/18 – John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that BERNARD HARRIS, 33, of Bridgeport, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond...
View ArticleAnchorage Man Charged with Stealing Cell Phones from U.S. Mail
Anchorage Man Charged with Stealing Cell Phones from U.S. Mail and Being a Felon in Possession of Firearm Anchorage, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced today that an Anchorage man has been...
View ArticleAugusta, ME Woman Sentenced to Three Months for Stealing Mail
Bangor, Maine: 1/24/18 – United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Amanda K. Wentzell, 26, of Augusta, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr., to...
View ArticleU.S. Postal Service to Dedicate U.S. Flag Forever Stamps
WHAT: First-day-of-issue dedication ceremony for the U.S. Flag Forever stamps. The event is free and open to the public. RSVP to usps.com/usflags. Please share the news using the hashtag...
View ArticleNew USPS stamp honors Hawaii attraction
Participants at the special dedication ceremony display Byodo-In Temple stamp artwork near the landmark building. From left are Dennis Boser, area general manager, Valley of the Temples Memorial Park;...
View ArticleTemporary Emergency Committee of the Postal Service Board of Governors to...
Financial Briefing to Follow Open Session Meeting WASHINGTON — 1/29/18 – The Temporary Emergency Committee of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service (“TEC”) will meet February 9 in open...
View ArticleVideo: Tampa Bay Reports Mail Theft Is On The Rise
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A crime trend of thieves stealing mail from post offices has finally hit the Tampa Bay Area. Hundreds of St. Pete residents are now on high alert after mail was stolen from a...
View ArticlePostal Service to Dedicate Bioluminescent Life Stamps
WHAT: First-day-of-issue dedication ceremony for the Bioluminescent Life Forever stamps. The event is free and open to the public. RSVP at usps.com/bioluminescents. Please share the news using the...
View ArticleLegendary Performer and Civil Rights Activist Lena Horne Honored on New...
NEW YORK — The U.S. Postal Service today celebrates the life and legacy of Lena Horne as the 41st honoree in the Black Heritage stamp series during a first-day-of-issue ceremony at Peter Norton...
View ArticleDo you know the men who robbed a Dallas mailman? $25,000 reward is being offered
DALLAS — Do you recognize the two in this video? Probably not. But if you do, $25,000 in reward money could be yours! Authorities are trying to find the two men who robbed a united states postal...
View ArticleVideo: Porch Pirate Breaks Her Leg Trying to Steal Packages
Inside Edition – 1/29/18 – Karma reared its ugly head at a porch pirate who took a nasty fall while allegedly stealing packages from a home outside Seattle. As the alleged thief scurried back to her...
View ArticleBank on it – USPS explains sick leave conversion
You can use sick leave to boost your “annuity,” which refers to the monthly payments that USPS retirees receive. USPS News Link – 1/30/18 – You hear a lot about Postal Service employees who have...
View ArticleIllinois Postal Worker Suspected of Stealing $500 in Gift Cards from Suburban...
Investigators say a postal worker suspected of stealing gift cards has been caught in the act opening mail — hours after an exclusive NBC 5 Responds report. That same employee is also suspected of...
View ArticlePostal Service to Dedicate Mister Rogers Forever Stamp
WHAT: First-day-of-issue dedication ceremony for the Mister Rogers Forever stamp. The event is free and open to the public. Please share the news using the hashtag #MisterRogersStamp. WHO: Postmaster...
View ArticleUSPS recovers customer’s WWII-era mail
‘Oh my stars!’ USPS recovers customer’s WWII-era mail USPS News Link – 2/5/18 – Calvin White was processing a tray of letters recently when he came across one that stood out from the rest because of...
View ArticleTulsa Postal Service supervisor pleads guilty in theft of marijuana from...
2/5/18 – A U.S. Postal Service supervisor admitted Monday to participating in a scheme with another employee known as “Chuck the Sniffer” to stealing marijuana from packages at the mail sorting...
View ArticlePostal Service Dedicates New U.S. Flag Forever Stamp
FT. LAUDERDALE — 2/9/18 – The U.S. Postal Service issued the crisp new U.S. Flag Forever stamp today at the American Stamp Dealers Association Winter Postage Stamp Show in Ft. Lauderdale. “Since 1957,...
View ArticleFairfield, ME USPS Contractor Sentenced to 39 Days for Stealing Postal Money...
Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Brandon Knox, 38, of Fairfield, Maine was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court by U.S. Magistrate Judge John C. Nivison to 39...
View ArticleVoting by mail increases turnout, research shows
Monty Trabue, a mail handler at the Louisville, KY, Processing and Distribution Center, checks a tub for Election Mail in 2016. Allowing people to vote by mail boosts turnout, especially during...
View ArticleThree Connecticut Residents Charged with Cashing More Than $300K in Stolen...
2/20/18 – U.S. Attorney John H. Durham announced on Tuesday that Rachael Alexander, also known as Rachael Vierling, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven. Judge Arterton...
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