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Walnut Creek, CA Man Sentenced To More Than Two Years In Prison For Mail...
SAN FRANCISCO – Tyler Goforth was sentenced to 27 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution for his role in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud stemming from a mail theft scheme, announced United...
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New USPS Forever Stamps Feature Winter Berries
What: With the release of the Winter Berries Forever stamps, the U.S. Postal Service celebrates four of winter’s small yet vibrant offerings: the winterberry (Ilex verticillata), the juniper berry...
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Colorado Letter Carrier Sentenced For Stealing Mail Instead Of Delivering It
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4)– Instead of delivering the mail, an Englewood letter carrier was stealing it. Randy Younger, 47, avoided prison and was sentenced by federal judge William Martinez to...
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Massachusetts Letter Carrier Accused of Stealing From Her Customers
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — 8/29/19 – A former postal worker from Massachusetts who stole from customers along her route and was accused of smoking crack on the job has avoided prison. The Telegram &...
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Tyrannosaurus Rex Forever Stamps Show Motion When Rotated in Light
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today salutes the dinosaur that dominated the tail end of the dinosaur age with new Forever stamps depicting the awe-inspiring Tyrannosaurus rex in growth stages...
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Kentucky USPS Contractor Pleads Guilty to Stealing Mail Parcels Containing...
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – 9/3/19 – An Ashland, Kentucky man pled guilty to illegally stealing and rifling through mail parcels intended for veterans, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Michael...
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Former Michigan NALC President Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $9,031 In Union Funds
On August 20, 2019, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, Kelly Carter, former President of National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 560 (located in...
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Former New Jersey APWU Secretary/Treasurer Pleads Guilty To Embezzling...
On August 8, 2019, in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (Camden), Robert Peter, former Secretary/Treasurer of American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 526 (located in...
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Former President of Kansas APWU Indicted On One Count of Embezzling $4,740 In...
On July 31, 2019, in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, Asenath Roland, former President of the Kansas Postal Workers Union (located in Wichita, Kans.), was indicted on one...
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Postal Service Dedicates Purple Heart Medal Forever Stamp Oct. 4
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today announced the Purple Heart Medal Forever stamp will be dedicated at INDYPEX sponsored by the Indiana Stamp Club in Noblesville, IN, and go on sale nationwide...
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Bakersfield neighborhood hopes to catch porch pirates after package thefts
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — “Somebody pulled up in a car, turned around, a girl got out, ran up to the front steps, grabbed a 33-and-a-half-pound package and lugged it back to the car, and they...
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Groton, Massachusetts Postmaster Charged With Stealing Approximately $7000.00...
DOJ – 9/9/19 – BOSTON – A USPS employee was charged on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, in federal court in Boston with stealing approximately $7,000 in government money. Adam Lavertue, 37, of Dracut, was...
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Spooky Silhouettes Forever Stamps to be Released in Time for Halloween
What: The Postal Service issues four Forever stamps in time for Halloween. The Spooky Silhouettes stamps feature digital illustrations with Halloween motifs rendered as black silhouettes in eerily...
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USPS dedicates stamp honoring visionary poet Walt Whitman
Darrel Blaine Ford, a Walt Whitman impersonator, recites one of his poems at the Sept. 12 stamp dedication ceremony. USPS News Link – 9/13/19 – Walt Whitman’s towering achievement as a trailblazer of...
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Five Paterson, New Jersey, Men Admit Stealing Over $300,000 In Checks From...
DOJ – 9/12/19 – NEWARK, N.J. – Five Paterson, New Jersey, men have admitted their roles in a scheme to steal checks worth more than $300,000 from U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail collection boxes...
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Community mailbox broken into in Stockton, CA neighborhood
Fed up neighbors are starting a petition drive to get rid of the boxes after the recent rash of thefts. STOCKTON, Calif. — Ken Thompson has had enough. He wants something better now that his community...
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Former Ohio Postal Carrier Offers Guilty Plea for Stealing Marijuana and...
DOJ – 9/18/19 – COLUMBUS, Ohio – A former United States Postal Carrier pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to stealing mail parcels that contained narcotics and then selling those narcotics in...
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Holiday Wreaths Adorn Forever Stamps
WASHINGTION — The U.S. Postal Service announced today that this year’s contemporary holiday stamps will highlight wreaths to welcome the season. The Holiday Wreaths Forever stamps will be issued later...
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Taking Stock of Stamp Inventory Controls
From The USPS Office of Inspector General OIG – 9/23/19 – Postage stamps, records manipulation, and a clandestine call to report suspicions. It has the makings of a good series to binge watch on a...
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USPS Improves Shipping Process For Cremated Remains
USPS customers can order a cremated remains mailing kit that contains a sturdy box preprinted with Label 139 on all sides, bubble cushioning and other materials. USPS News Link – 9/23/19 – The Postal...
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