Former U.S. Postal Worker and Others Sentenced for Fraudulent Income Tax Refund Scheme 12.16.14 ATLANTA, Georgia – Kenneth Campbell, a/k/a “Scrilla,” Corey Thomas, a/k/a “Lil Corey,” Adrian Bridges, Juarez Johnson, Justin Cody, a/k/a “Decatur Slim,” and Aeshia Wilmore have been sentenced for their roles in a $1 million fraudulent income tax refund scheme. “Identity theft […]
National Association of Postal Supervisors (NAPS) Legislative Update -12.12.14 NAPS: Congress Urges USPS to Complete AMP Study Before Starting Plant Consolidations The $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill winding its way through Congress impacts the Postal Service in several ways: — It preserves the longstanding mandate that the USPS deliver mail six days a week. — […]
How many holiday deliveries has the Postal Service made this year? Not sure? If you’re in the middle of Times Square, all you have to do is look up. Beginning Dec. 1, the Postal Service has posted its holiday delivery tallies on two giant billboards in Times Square — at Broadway and 44th Street and […]
USPS OIG Report: Sunday Parcel Delivery Service Operational inefficiencies existed during Sunday parcel deliveries in scanning, sorting, vehicle loading, and using the DRT software in street delivery at 40 of 134 hubs we visited in four districts. In October 2013, the U.S. Postal Service entered into a Negotiated Service Agreement (NSA) with Amazon Fulfillment Inc. […]
McGann Hire to Strengthen CyberSecurity Expertise McGann retired from USPS just eight days after it was announced a major cyber intrusion that potentially compromised the data of approximately 800,000 current and former employees. McGann’s departure, however, was not related to the breach and had been planned, according to a senior USPS official. In August a […]
The United States Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward for a man who robbed a postal carrier delivering mail in a Bridgeport housing project. The postal carrier was delivering mail at the PT Barnum Housing Project at 136 Saint Stephens Road in Bridgeport at 11 a.m. on Saturday when a man carrying a “sawed-off […]
Federal authorities say a Detroit-area postal employee accused of stealing as between 1,600-2,000 pieces of mail said she did so out of boredom. Sharon Berrien is accused of pocketing any cash from the mail and dumping the leftovers along Interstate 94. Most of the items were greeting cards. Berrien was charged Monday with stealing mail […]
Including the Akron Processing and Distribution Center Letter to USPS Was Signed by 29 U.S. Senators; Urges More Thorough Review of Local Impact before Consolidation Moves Forward Monday, December 1, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined 29 colleagues in a letter to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe urging the U.S. Postal […]
The Office of Inspector General is tasked with ensuring efficiency, accountability, and integrity in the U.S. Postal Service. We also have the distinct mission of helping to maintain confidence in the mail and postal system, as well as to improve the Postal Service’s bottom line. We use audits and investigations to help protect the integrity […]
USPS OIG: Security Clearances for Postal Service Contract Drivers This report presents the results of our self-initiated audit of Security Clearances for U.S. Postal Service Contract Drivers (Project Number 14YG008HR000). Our objectives were to determine whether Postal Service officials issued security clearances to contract drivers in accordance with policy and assess controls over the contract […]