Two New Jersey Men Charged with Theft of $6 Million in USPS Postage for Online E-Commerce Business

12/1/2020 NEWARK, N.J. – Two New Jersey men were charged with theft of government property and fraudulently altering United States Postal Service (USPS) postage stamps, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today. Jack Koch a/k/a/ “Ismail Yilmaz,”44, of Elmwood Park, New Jersey, and Steven Koch, a/k/a “Selim Memis,” 43, of Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, are each […]

Pitney Bowes Expands Presort Services To Cleveland

From Pitney Bowes: PITNEY BOWES INC – ‍ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF PRESORT OPERATIONS OF MILLER‘S PRESORT IN CLEVELAND STAMFORD, Conn., November 28, 2017 – Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE:PBI), a global technology company that provides innovative products and solutions to power commerce, today announced the acquisition of the presort operations of Miller’s Presort in Cleveland. This acquisition expands Pitney Bowes […]

Texas Congressman introduces bill to make absentee voting free for voters

Washington, D.C.  – Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, co-chair of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus, introduced H.R. 6494, the Postage Free Ballot Act, that will make mail-in absentee ballots free of charge for voters nationwide. Three years after the Supreme Court tasked Congress to update the 1965 Voting Rights Act, Rep. Veasey remains committed to making […]

USPS Extends Convenience of Forever Stamps to Mailing Postcards and Letters Needing Additional Postage

May 26, 2015 WASHINGTON — The Forever Stamp — good for mailing 1-ounce First-Class letters anytime into the future — regardless of price changes — has been well received by customers. The Postal Service is now extending this convenience to customers needing stamps for mailing items weighing more than 1-ounce as well as for postcards […]

USPS Premier Offices to test selling Click-N-Ship labels

USPS Premier Offices will soon receive pre-packaged blank labels that customers can buy to print Click-N-Ship labels. The labels are now sold online. The retail packs will give customers the option of purchasing the labels during visits to USPS Premier Offices. Labels will be sold in packs of 25 and 50 sheets. The packs will […]

Tennessee Man Sentenced To Prison For $330,000 Counterfeit Postage Scheme

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – On July 21, 2014, Jason Matthew Smalling, 34, of Piney Flats, Tenn., was sentenced by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, U.S. District Court Judge, to serve 14 months in federal prison. Upon his release from prison, Smalling was ordered to serve three years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay […]

New Mexico man pleads guilty to defrauding USPS out of $366,000

ALBUQUERQUE – James H. Clark, Jr., 61, of Las Cruces, N.M., pleaded guilty this afternoon to an indictment charging him with possession with intent to use forged and counterfeited postage meter stamps under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Clark, the owner and operator of a business selling books through internet websites, was […]