USPS | Employee goes to prison for stealing money orders and mail

"The man was selling them to a ringleader from a drug gang...A former mail carrier in Pennsylvania who stole 300 Postal Service money orders and several hundred pieces of mail is now serving time in federal prison.

The ex-employee’s conviction was part of an investigation by the USPS Office of Inspector General...OIG special agents found that the carrier was targeting mail containing checks and other personally identifiable information, which he provided to a ringleader affiliated with a New York City drug gang."    

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Ex-mail carrier gets 3 years for drug smuggling

"...The woman was caught trying to bring narcotics from Mexico...The mail carrier was arrested at the San Ysidro border just shy of her ninth anniversary with USPS. She had tried crossing in her personal vehicle, which had been modified to conceal drugs in the gas compartment. A K-9 officer at the border detected the scent of drugs and officers also confirmed a strong gasoline odor, as the drug-laden tank was leaking fuel.

Even more egregious was that the employee was caught in full postal uniform — a failed strategy to avoid scrutiny and detection."    

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