Category: u.s. postal service

US Postal Service Workers Arrested Over $1.3 Million Credit Card Fraud and Theft Scheme

Three U.S. Postal Service employees have been arrested in connection with a $1.3 million fraud and identity theft scheme in which they allegedly used stolen credit cards to purchase luxury items. According to a release from the Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Postal workers Nathanael Foucault, Johnathan Persaud, and Fabiola Mompoint were arrested Thursday in New York alongside a fourth individual, Devon…


Biden to Nominate Two for US Postal Board, Replacing Bloom

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden is nominating two former government officials to serve on the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors, replacing the current chairman, Ron Bloom, the White House confirmed on Friday. Biden announced he intends to nominate Daniel Tangherlini, who was chief financial officer at the Treasury Department under former President Barack Obama and…


USPS to Give Daily Election Mail Reports to Virginia Democrats After Lawsuit Alleging Delays

Democrats in Virginia will receive daily updates on election mail processing and delivery, according to an agreement released Thursday. The Democratic Party of Virginia sued the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) last week, claiming that thousands of absentee ballots were sitting at postal facilities throughout the commonwealth, unprocessed, “for weeks on end.” “USPS to give daily…


Stamp Out the US Postal Service

Commentary It is a metaphor for what is occurring at seemingly all levels of our country and culture. The United States Postal Service (USPS) has announced it will slow service for first-class mail and periodicals while “temporarily” increasing prices on all “commercial and retail domestic” packages … because of the holidays. It’s probably good the announcement did…


USPS Not Covered by Biden’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate: Spokesman

The United States Postal Service is not one of the agencies compelled to require COVID-19 vaccination under President Joe Biden’s new executive order, a spokesman said Friday. “The COVID-19 vaccination requirements included in the White House executive order issued on September 9, 2021, for federal employees do not apply to the Postal Service,” a spokesman…


Two USPS Employees Plead Guilty In Los Angeles To EDD Fraud

LOS ANGELES—Two United States Postal Service employees pleaded guilty May 24 in Los Angeles to federal criminal charges accusing them of unlawfully buying and cashing tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of postal money orders with unemployment benefits fraudulently obtained with false claims of COVID-related job losses. Christian Jeremyah James, 31, of South Los Angeles,…


United Airlines To Pay $49.5 Million To Settle US International Mail Contract Probe

WASHINGTON—United Airlines agreed to pay $49.5 million to resolve criminal charges and civil claims relating to fraud on Postal Service contracts for transportation of international mail, the U.S. Justice Department said Friday. “United defrauded the U.S. Postal Service by providing falsified parcel delivery information over a period of years and accepting millions of dollars of…


Beyond Postal Panic

Commentary The panic over whether the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) could deliver election ballots is past. So is fear it would run out of cash and stop all deliveries—Congress provided it with $10 billion in emergency relief to cover COVID-induced losses and expenses. But fundamental problems still threaten its future viability as mail delays continue….


‘Unprecedented’ Mail Volume Delays Christmas Gifts

SAN RAMON, Calif.—Some who mailed holiday presents weeks early this year found they didn’t act early enough as Christmas arrived with their gifts stuck in transit. The U.S. Postal Service said on its website that it was “experiencing unprecedented volume increases and limited employee availability due to the impacts of COVID-19.” Austin Race of Grand…