Today's Postal News
May 13, 2024

• Postmaster General DeJoy Commits to Pausing Some USPS Facility Changes Until 2025 - PEN
• New Jersey USPS Supervisor Admits Misappropriation of $54,356 in Postal Funds - PEN
• Former Rochester mail carrier sentenced for stealing mail - PEN
• USPS responds to many Stamp Out Hunger bags not picked up in the Ozarks
• Tiny mailboxes are ruining deliveries, US Postal Service says
• St. Louis USPS Processing Facility Territory Expands Over 30% With Springfield, IL Facility Closure
• No More Overnight: UPS Cuts Deliveries To Southeast Wyoming To Three Days A Week

May 12, 2024

• Woman Sentenced for Smuggling Drugs into San Diego County Jail via USPS - PEN
• Thousands of pounds of food donated for 32nd 'Stamp Out Hunger' food drive
• Wheeling Resident Appalled To Find P.O. Box Address Used on Attack Ads
• Delivering for America Oversight Strategy

May 11, 2024

• Federal Indictment Charges Man with Robbing Letter Carrier in Chicago - PEN
• USPS Recommends New Prices for Parcel Select - PEN
• Video: USPS investigating after boxes of mail abandoned near dumpster at apartment complex in Houston
• USPS Delays Could Impact Absentee Voting in Georgia's Primary Election
• Video: Photos allegedly shows Long Island postal worker stealing mail
• Postal hiring reform helped, but there's more work to do
• GOP congressmember decries mail-in ballot ‘flaws’ after 104 Southern California votes aren’t counted

May 10, 2024

• USPS Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2024 Results - PEN
• PMG DeJoy’s Remarks During May 9, 2024, Postal Service Board of Governors Meeting - PEN
• USPS board member urges agency to slow network changes over persistent mail delays
• Mail Handlers to Receive Night Shift Differential Increase
• Ossoff sets one-week deadline for DeJoy to report on Atlanta's postal issues
• Putnam County, FL post office to be renamed to memorialize life of mail carrier fatally attacked by dogs
• Amid ongoing losses and bipartisan pressure, DeJoy remains defiant in pushing USPS reforms

May 09, 2024

• Two additional Florida men indicted for robberies of mail carriers - PEN
• USPS reports second quarter fiscal year 2024 results
• Ohio Postal worker caught racing Mustang in USPS van, hitting 105 mph in a 60 mph zone
• US Postal Service second-quarter net loss narrows to $1.5 billion
• Former Cobb County, GA postal worker accused of stealing mail after ripped open checks found in stolen car
• Postal worker saves mail before Jeep goes up in flames near North Zulch, TX
• NY Postal Worker Accused of Stealing Mail
• Bipartisan Letter Calls on USPS to Pause Delivery Network Changes, Protect Local Mail Delivery - PEN
• Hudson County, NJ Woman Charged with Six Burglaries of U.S. Post Offices - PEN
• Postal worker accused of dumping mail in DC neighborhood
• Texas Postmaster Gets In Trouble With Agency For Unacceptable Direction Of Staff
• Terrifying armed robbery of U.S postal carrier in East Bay caught on camera
• USPS loses out on millions of dollars from one postage counterfeiter
• USPS Needs to Pause Implementation and Deliver Answers to Questions About the Delivering for America Plan
• Thieves are using a popular app to sell stolen mail

May 08, 2024

• OPM tweaks its final rule for the postal health benefits plan | Also see: OPM notice at the Federal Register
• Rules on Postal-Only Health Program Finalized—Sorry, No Exceptions, OPM Says
• Neighbors describe moment mail carrier was attacked by 3 males at Ohio apartment complex
• Stolen mail in a stolen car: Police arrest ex-postal worker in Cobb County, GA
• USPS improves mail operations at processing facility in Santa Barbara
• Boeing 767 smashes into runway in Turkey after FedEx postal plane forced to make emergency landing
• USPS And USPIS Continue Nationwide Campaign To Combat Postal Crime And Protect Postal Employees
• OIG: A Single Point of Compromise

May 07, 2024

• OIG Audit finds 78,948 pieces of delayed mail in the Bemidji, MN mail processing area - PEN
• Project Safe Delivery goes online | See website: Here
• USPS: Celebrate the magic of Carnival Nights stamps
• OIG Audit: Evaluating Mail Service Disruptions in Northern Minnesota
• OIG: The Public Service of the Postal Service
• 3 Dog attack in Papillion, NE leaves mail carrier injured
• Lawmakers troubled by data dearth of USPS trucking contractors’ accidents, fatalities
• Voter seeking mail-in ballot receives letter asking to confirm her death
• 4 South Charleston USPS employees ‘off the schedule’ until further notice
• North Carolina Man Charged with Mailing Antisemitic Threat Targeting Middle Georgia Rabbi - PEN

May 06, 2024

• 2 Ohio defendants sentenced to prison for aiding & abetting armed robberies of mail carriers - PEN
• House Passes Connolly’s Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act - PEN
• USPS Must Track Serious Trucking Crashes Under New Bill
• Mail-in ballots ‘mishandled’ by USPS returned to elections officials after delays
• Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive This Coming Saturday
• Former Maryland Letter Carrier Sentenced To 15 Months In Federal Prison For Conspiracy To Commit Bank Fraud And Wire Fraud - PEN
• 'It's a larger failure': Missouri City postal facility mail delays were caused by systematic problems
• NALC: Update to the charges received by the NALC Executive Council proffered against President Brian L. Renfroe
• First woman postmaster general and director of ICE among inductees into Nativity's Golden Cross Society

May 05, 2024

• Port St. Lucie letter carrier earns national recognition at ceremony
• Mailbox Improvement Week, May 19–25, 2024
• Employees can attend seminars on the new Postal Service Health Benefits Program

May 04, 2024

• Baltimore voter is questioning why he’s received several mail-in ballots for family members who are either deceased or no longer living at his address - PEN: Just wait until November
• Video: Letter carriers robbed in same Oakland neighborhood
• Mail Truck Catches Fire
• Officials release footage of suspected vehicle involved in mail carrier robbery
• Arrest made in Oceanside hit-and-run crash that left postal carrier dead
• Canada Post lost $748 million last year, warns of 'critical' financial situation

May 03, 2024

• Tester Introduces Bill to Protect Rural Postal Service, Prevent Unnecessary Consolidation of Mail Processing - PEN
• Man charged in connection with dog attack of postal worker in Jasper County, TX
• Former U.S. postal worker sentenced up to 10 years in prison for delivering cocaine in Lancaster County, PA
• Elected officials say postal service is auditing four Twin Cities locations after customer complaints
• Mailman helps evacuate residents from smoke-filled Cheektowaga, NY apartment building
• USPS: All packages in Birmingham, AL have been processed, apologizes for delays
• Dogfight in court over USPS contract for air mail bomb detection service
• 2 arrested in Albany mail theft investigation, 600+ stolen checks found
• 20-year-old FedEx worker steals $10,000 cash, Apple products from packages, TN cops say

May 02, 2024

• South Carolina Man Sentenced to 40 Months in Federal Prison for Violent Assault on Postal Worker - PEN
• Former West Virginia APWU Secretary-Treasurer Sentenced for Embezzlement from a Labor Organization - PEN
• Former Massachusetts NALC Treasurer Charged in a Criminal Complaint with one Count of Larceny Over $1,200, Eight Counts of Forgery of a Check, and Eight Counts of Uttering a False Check - PEN
• US Postal Service to downgrade South Dakota mail operations
• Russian attack on Odesa postal depot destroys 15.5 tons of shipments
• USPS regulator weighs intervening on DeJoy reforms
• When an 86-Year Old Woodstock Man Fell on His Porch, a Postal Worker Came to His Rescue

May 01, 2024

• Letter carriers rally for bill to deter assaults, robberies, mail theft - but can you stop postal criminals via legislation - PEN
• United States Postal Service in need of hundreds of workers in the Bay Area
• USPS Still Struggles to Recruit, Retain in ‘Pre-Career’ Positions, Says Audit
• USPS regulator, lawmakers seek more transparency in reform plan after mail delays
• VA lawmakers meet with Dejoy to talk Richmond area USPS issues
• Utah cat with fondness for cardboard takes surprise postal trip to California in Amazon box
• Drunk resident greets mail carrier with hug and kiss on cheek

April 30, 2024

• Man arrested after allegedly threatening Youngstown postal worker with gun - "you know they are killing mail men around here"
• Texas postal worker delivers WWII veteran’s letters to Arkansas family
• Here’s why USPS employees should follow ethics rules
• USPS Board of Governors to meet May 9
• USPS says Tulsa facility to remain open, operations changing
• USPS invests $22.5M to convert Tulsa Processing Facility under Delivering for America plan
• Thief with key steals mail from 4 USPS mailboxes in Lexington
• Pennsylvania redesigned its mail-in ballot envelopes amid litigation - "some votes will not count as a result" - Also see: Federal Court Upholds Major Ruling In Pennsylvania Mail-In Ballot Case
• Lancaster County elections officials set aside hundreds of mail-in ballots with mistakes
• Authorities Charge Prominent Democrat In Elaborate Mail-In Ballot Scheme
• Supreme Court will not review bid to expand voting by mail in Texas

April 29, 2024

• Gray, TN man sentenced to more than 20 years after arranging for meth USPS deliveries from Mexico - PEN
• ‘Man, I’m done.’ MS Coast man reacts after Alabama postal inspectors intercept drug shipments
• Angola Postal Worker Indicted for Alleged Theft and Delay of Mail
• Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) Presses USPS for Answers on Delivery Delays in St. Louis Region - PEN
• Alabama woman receives mystery ring in mail, warns others about 'brushing scam'
• Union bows to Royal Mail proposals to end Saturday post
• Postal, traffic workers get break from extreme heat - Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost)
• US Post Office phishing sites get as much traffic as the real one
• $150 Million U.S. Postal Service Fraud: Chinese Fugitives Identified as Masterminds
• Man and teen arrested, accused of trying to steal master key from Camden, SC mail carrier

April 28, 2024

• Four Admit Bank Fraud Linked to Stolen Mail - PEN
• Opinion: Why President Biden can't fire the postmaster general
• Bailey, CO post office closed after driver crashes into building
• San Carlos residents react after postal worker robbed at gunpoint

April 27, 2024

• Former Postal Service Worker Has Been Charged With Mail Theft
• South Bend postal worker sentenced to probation after throwing away mail
• Multiple Boston-area US postal workers targeted by robbers
• Postal worker hoping to deliver World War II-era letters to Arkansas family
• USPS is getting better at hiring, but half of non-career postings still have no applicants
• New $1 stamp is latest in Floral Geometry collection
• OIG Audit Finds Ways to Improve USPS's Hiring Practices

April 26, 2024

• Indiana Couple Facing Federal Charges for $1 Million Mail and Identity Theft Scheme and Firearms Offenses - PEN
• USPS investigating assault by USPS employee in Helena Valley, MT
• DeJoy faces pain over postal 'crime wave’
• Alaska named worst state for package theft
• Is mail being stolen inside a major Houston USPS facility?
• California Woman to Plead Guilty in Counterfeit Postage Case
• OIG: An Expensive Drive to Nowhere - healthcare claimant fraud

April 25, 2024

• Postal union says packages at risk as 600 USPS workers robbed last year
• USPS credits higher salaries, new leadership, increased staffing for delivery improvements
• Stamp Out Hunger is set for May 11
• Senators call on postal board to abandon DeJoy's USPS reforms

April 24, 2024

• Former NY USPS station manager who stole drugs from the mail pleads guilty to drug and gun charges - PEN
• N.J. man conspired with postal clerk to steal $150K in checks
• U.S. Postal Service Gets Tough on Mail Crime
• USPS to migrate air cargo to UPS during summer
• USPS commits to rerouting Reno-area mail despite bipartisan pushback and mail ballot concerns
• Postmaster General Promises to Fix Mail Slowdowns, Vows to Press Ahead with Modernization
• The Postal Service’s digital detectives are marking a milestone

April 23, 2024

• Three Texas Robbers Plead Guilty to Stealing USPS Arrow Key - PEN
• Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Concealing Stolen USPS Arrow Key - PEN
• Jefferson Co., AL small business owner says USPS issues have cost her more than $1,000
• If you have a medical condition or hardship, you can have your mail delivered to your door, Postal Service says
• Assault On PA Mail Carrier Lands Charges For Delco Man
• UPS'S new U.S. Postal Service business will be profitable, CEO says
• Massachusetts retired mailman claims $100k winning lottery ticket just before it expired

April 22, 2024

• California and South Dakota Women Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine through the Mail - PEN
• Federal-Postal Coalition Seeks Increase in Uniform Allowance for Feds
• Answers sought as missing mail issues grow in Houston County, AL
• US Postal Service was the top impersonated organization of 2023

April 21, 2024

• Metro Atlanta small business owner worries how much longer USPS delays will last
• OPM Cracking Down on Ineligible FEHB Enrollees
• Get a sneak peek at new USPS delivery vehicles | Photos and more in the USPS Eagle (PDF)
• This carrier helped rescue a hapless parachuter who landed in a lake
• Postal Bulletin 22648: Your 2024 Election Mail and Political Mail Guide

April 20, 2024

• Undocumented Couple Held on $1M Bail for Massive Mail Theft In Rural NV
• Ashland mail carrier credited with averting fire disaster
• 'USPS let down every Houstonian:' Representatives respond to audit on postal facility
• Chester man arrested in threats, terrorizing of mail carrier
• No, the president cannot fire the postmaster general

April 19, 2024

• New Jersey company and CEO pay $316,779 for defrauding USPS following wire fraud conviction - PEN
• Two Hampton Roads men sentenced for armed robbery of USPS mail carrier - PEN
• The U.S. Postal Service is funded through sale of stamps, not by taxpayers
• McKinney, TX mail carrier who helped reconnect Vietnam vet with $10K in lost cash receives national honor
• Lowell Teen Tells Cops He Was Paid $500 To Rob Nashua Carrier
• OPM has new tools to fight improper health insurance enrollments
• He attacked a postal worker, took a key and stole Baton Rouge mail. It wasn't his 1st time
• Rockford murder suspect Christian Soto indicted on 25 counts, including 8 for First Degree Murder - including 49-year-old mail carrier Jay Larson
• Troup County man could go blind due to meds lost in the mail at Palmetto facility
• Postal Service proceeding with Grand Junction change
• Postal Service expands employee safety efforts amid thefts, robberies
• Lowell teen was hired to rob postal carrier in New Hampshire, prosecutors say
• USPS finalizes plan to move mail sorting from Peoria to Bedford Park

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