Gifts of Friendship Forever Stamps Celebrate Centennial Gift of Dogwoods to Japan WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service and Japan Post jointly issued Gifts of Friendship Forever stamps today, celebrating the American issuance during the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, DC. The stamps feature beautiful images of flowering dogwood and cherry trees and honor […]
3/30/2015 – In San Antonio today, 68-year-old Marvis Charles Box of Converse, TX, was sentenced to three years in federal prison for stealing an estimated $478,000 of United States Postal Service equipment announced Acting United States Attorney Richard Durbin, Jr., and U.S. Postal Inspection Service Inspector in Charge Adrian Gonzalez, Houston Division. In addition to […]
Man Convicted in Holiday Shooting of Dorchester Postal Carrier BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – Following a two-week trial, a federal jury convicted a Dorchester man yesterday in connection with the shooting, robbing, and kidnapping of a U.S. Postal letter carrier days before Christmas in 2013. Keyon Taylor, 22, was found guilty of assault on a federal employee, […]
Washington, DC – For the second time in this case, the Postal Regulatory Commission returned a Postal Service proposal to adjust rates for Standard Mail, Periodicals, and Package Services. In Order No. 2378 issued on March 6, 2015, the Commission remanded the rates for these classes of mail so that the Postal Service could provide […]
Mar 10 2015 Heitkamp Calls for Improved Rural Mail Service in Meeting with New Postmaster General Senator Hopes New Leadership at Postal Service Will Better Support Rural Mail Delivery & Rural Post Offices WASHINGTON, D.C. – During her first meeting with the new U.S. Postmaster General, U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp pushed for improvements to mail […]
TOLEDO, OH—Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur issued the following statement in response to news that the U.S. Postal Service is moving forward with shutting down its sorting facility in Toledo: “I deeply regret this decision by the Board of Governors of the US Postal Service. Despite our repeated attempts to retain services in Toledo, again the Board […]
New Orleans, LA – A former New Orleans postal worker pleaded guilty on February 6, 2015 to tax fraud in a Baton Rouge courtroom, admitting she stole personal information and then fraudulently filed state tax returns for more than $16,000, announced Attorney General Buddy Caldwell. Postal Worker Charnell Haymond, age 25, was charged in April, […]
First Woman PMG Pledges to Invest in the Future of the Postal Service WASHINGTON — Megan J. Brennan officially became the 74th Postmaster General and CEO of the U.S. Postal Service yesterday, Feb. 1. Outlining key themes in a letter to employees today, Postmaster General Brennan said she would seek to advance transformative strategies that […]
January 28, 2015 – Congressman David B. McKinley, R-W.Va., introduced a bipartisan resolution calling for an end to the postal slowdown and a return to prior service standards. On July 1, 2012 the United States Postal Service (USPS) initiated an aggressive plan to cut costs by closing rural post offices, mail processing facilities and reducing […]
1.16.2015 GREENSBORO, N.C. – United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina Ripley Rand announced today that a former United States Postal Service employee has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly (1) committing Social Security fraud, (2) committing identity theft, and (3) committing the unauthorized use of an access device […]