Declining First-Class Mail (FCM) volumes pose a major financial challenge to the U.S. Postal Service because FCM contributes by far the largest proportion of revenue to the Postal Service’s bottom line. Between fiscal years 1995 and 2013, FCM single-piece volume dropped by 61 percent. But a close analysis of the decrease reveals significant variations in this […]
Dominique C. Garrett, a 24 year-old Postal Support Employee (PSE) at the Saline, Michigan Post Office, has been charged with misappropriation of over $61,000 in postal funds.. The initial complaint ,filed back in January, contends Garrett stole the money between April-December 2014. In November 2014, postal officials noticed “irregularities” with bank deposits at the Saline […]
March 31, 2015 – SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a former mail carrier who worked at the Rogersville, Mo., post office pleaded guilty in federal court today to stealing mail that contained cash and gift cards. Margi J. Greek, 39, of Omaha, Ariz., waived […]
The purpose of this alert is to bring to your attention the need for the U.S. Postal Service to immediately address the issue of Southern Area processing facilities employees leaving time-sensitive mail in Mail Transport Equipment (MTE)1 dispatched to the Dallas, TX, Mail Transport Equipment Service Center (MTESC). We observed this issue in our audit […]
Buffalo, N.Y. — U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Brian Jaszczak, 24, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah J. McCarthy, to a misdemeanor charge of obstruction of the mails. The charge carries a maximum penalty of six months in prison, a fine of $5,000, or both. Assistant U.S. […]
Station Manager Received Bribes for Inflated Invoices for Landscaping and Cleaning Services Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced former U.S. Postal Service station manager Richard Lewis Wright, III, age 47, of Baltimore, today to 40 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for bribery in connection with a […]
This management alert presents concerns with regard to the U.S. Postal Service’s 911 Emergency Services Policy (Project Number 15RG012HR000). The nation’s 911 system, which has become the backbone of emergency reporting and response, was designed to provide a universal, easy-to-remember number for people to use to reach police, fire, or emergency medical assistance. People can […]
What Do You Think of the New Mobile Delivery Device ? Postal Service carriers are getting new mobile hand-held electronic devices to track packages and communicate with their local offices. The mobile delivery device (MDD) collects and transmits transactional data for packages at the Post Office and as packages are out for delivery. It operates […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – A former highway contract driver for the U.S Postal Service was sentenced Monday to a year of probation and 25 hours of community service for stealing more than $1,000 from 160 pieces of mail. The judge also ordered the driver to pay a $250 fine and $1,155.95 in restitution to the victims. The […]
Stockton man sentenced in postal thefts SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A former Sacramento postal worker has been sentenced to prison and detention for his role in postal thefts, according to U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner. According to court documents, Saravy Yem, 31, of Stockton, was an employee of the Postal Service at a bulk mail processing […]