US Postal Inspection Service

Jan 27th

U.S. Postal Inspectors to Aid Haitian Postal System Recovery

Because a viable postal sector is critical to any nation’s economic stability, Chief Postal Inspector William R. Gilligan, Jr. is sending U.S. Postal Inspectors to Haiti to conduct security assessments and help prepare for the restoration of mail service to the earthquake-ravaged country. “Members of the Universal Postal Union all are playing a role in […]

Jan 18th

USPS OIG, USPIS Launch Workers' Comp Fraud Initative

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service have launched a joint year-long initiative to combat workers’ compensation fraud. This effort, building on last year’s prevention and awareness campaign launched by the OIG (Link, 9/14/09), will commit increased investigative resources to identify fraudulent claimants. Workers’ compensation benefits help employees who suffer […]